CHAD:

The start of the rainy season is delayed in the south. Above normal first rains were registered in early April in the extreme south. They progressed in the south-west in late April/early May while no rains were registered in the south-east. During the second dekad of May, precipitation improved in the south, in the Sudanian zone, but it decreased significantly during the third dekad. Satellite imagery does not indicate improved rains during the first week of June. Therefore, plantings of coarse grains are delayed in the south-east as shown on the map on page 4. Land preparation is starting in the Sahelian zone.

Satellite Images (Cold Cloud Duration for the last three dekads)

Legend

Page with graphics of the evolution of Cold Cloud Duration average values over various zones of the country and compared to 1989-1995 average values.