THE GAMBIA:

Widespread rains permitted the start of plantings. First rains were registered in the east in early June. They progressed to the west and covered almost the entire country during the second dekad of June. Precipitation became abundant during the last dekad. Planting of coarse grains is now well underway.

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.