The first map indicates the total rainfall amount for the whole month of July. Data is extracted from the RainFall Estimate (RFE) Satellite Imagery as produced by NOAA/USGS/FEWS/USAID project. The RFE images are obtained by interpolating various parameters recorded at ground and obtained through remote sensing measurements as: rainfall, relative humidity, wind speed, elevation, cold cloud temperatures.

The map below shows the estimated planting time (opportunity) up to 20 July as defined by the dekad (10-day) satisfying the following requisites: during that dekad, 25 mm of rainfall should be measured and a total rainfall of at least 20 mm should be recorded during the two next dekads. Data used for this analysis are also based on RFE imagery. It can be noted that plantings were still not possible in central and northern Senegal as of 20 July.

  Source: NOAA - Prepared by FAO, SDRN, Agrometeorology Group