Figure 8

Cumulative Rainfall Totals for Marigat, Kenya. The two most recent El Niño seasons are represented in green – 1997-1998, and blue – 2006-2007. Red – the long-term rainfall mean. Purple – rainfall amount during the 2009-2010 season through Dec. 31, 2009. Not shown – heavy rainfall occurred during the last week of December 2009 at this site and others throughout the central Rift Valley.