2 shows Lesotho’s portion of the regional alert. 

Cumulative Percentage Rainfall Departure from 
Normal 

Despite plenty of rain fall received for the dekad, the 
cumulative rainfall since the first dekad of September 
remains normal and below normal in most places . 
None of the parts recorded above normal cumulative 
rainfall to this deka d. Qacha ’s Nek has the highest 
percentage at 2.6%, which is in the normal range , 
while Thaba-Tseka has the smallest cumulative 
departure at 43.2% as shown in Map 3.   

TEMPERATURE 

Most parts recorded normal mean temperature  
deviation from normal for the de kad. These include  
the north ern, western and north -western parts  and 
parts of the south of Lesotho. Some places, mostly in 
the south-western parts of Lesotho such as Mafeteng 
and Mohale ’s Hoek,  recorded above normal  . The