Short Rains Are Here

The short rains are over the period of November and half December, from June to October (five months) we received 23mm in 4 events, so zero effective rainfall.
Since the start of November we have had 80mm, we will need three times this amount to get even a 75% full soil moisture profile. At the end of Oct our fields were bone dry and the soil cracked open ready to receive the rain.
We will aim to plant our next crop in Feb if we can plant on moisture to make the most of April/May rains when the crops needs it most, these rains are known as the long rains. (truth is they are about the same length as the short rains, i.e. 6 weeks)