Agriculture and Food Security

The variability of seasonal precipitation, and the sub-seasonal statistics of these, play a key role in the quality and quantity of agricultural output.

This Maproom includes maps and analyses of seasonal statistics of historical precipitation and seasonal precipitation forecasts.

Historical Climate Information
The Maproom explores historical daily precipitation by calculating simple seasonal statistics.
The Maproom explores historical rainy season onset dates based on user-defined definitions. The date when the rainy season starts is critical to agriculture planification, in particular for planting.
Climate Forecast Information
This Maproom shows seasonal rainfall forecast on a rolling monthly basis.
This Maproom shows October-December intra-seasonal variability forecast on a rolling yearly basis.