SENEGAL:

Widespread rains from early July permitted plantings to progress northwards. Above normal rains reached the northern regions in early July. They remained regular and widespread during the second dekad of July. Cumulative rainfall as of the end of July is above last year's level and above normal except in Linguère, Kébémer and Vélingara. Satellite images for the first days of August indicate that rains improved significantly in the centre and the north. In general, millet and sorghum crops are developing satisfactorily. They are tillering/elongationg in the south and emerging in the north.

Pastures are abundant in the south while they are regenerating progressively in the centre and the north. The pest situation is calm.

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

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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.