Statement from the Twenty Third Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate outlook forum (SARCOF-23)

The Twenty Third Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-23) was held in Luanda, Angola from 28 to 30 August 2019 to present a consensus outlook for the 2019/2020 rainfall season over the SADC region. Climate scientists from the SADC National Meteorological and/or Hydrological Services (NMHSs), the SADC Climate Services Centre (CSC) formulated this Outlook.

This Outlook covers the major rainfall season from October 2019 to March 2020. The Outlook is presented in overlapping three-monthly periods as follows: October-November-December (OND); November-December-January (NDJ); December-January-February (DJF); and January- February-March (JFM).