Rainfall Monitoring Stations and Records

This page contains links to historic and current rainfall data. Some records extend back to 1921. Most data collection ceased during the war but some has recommenced as a result of commercial developments and publically funded projects including the Water Security Project. As more rainfall data comes to light it will be posted on this page.

Key

Site Reference Numbers

Site reference number prefixes that are used link back to the maps generated in the 2015 Water Security Report:

Riv
Map 2, Proposed River Monitoring Network
Met
Map 3, Proposed Meteorological Monitoring Network
SN, AD, MD, BD, Teko
Map 10, Rokel-Seli River Basin Water Security Project

* Those not prefixed are not shown on report maps. See Lists and Maps in Volume 1 Appendices.

Included Data

The types of data that are included in the downloads are indicated in the charts below as follows:

R Rainfall
G Groundwater Level
F Stream or River Flow
B Barometric Pressure
Tw Water Temperature
Ta Air Temperature

Data Owner, Collector or Origin

The data is made available from different sources which is listed in the charts below:

ADDAX Addax Biosciences
BWMA Bumbuna Watershed Management Authority
Met Dept Meteorological Department
MOE Ministry of Energy
MWR Ministry of Water Resources

Consolidated Rainfall Records (1941 to 1960 and 2012 onwards)
Monitoring Site Location or Name Included Data Data Owner Data Collection or Origin
Rainfall Statistics 38 Stations 1941-1960 (Gregory 1965) R Author Various Download here >>
Rokel-Seli Water Security Project Consolidated Rainfall Data R MWR MWR Download here >>
Historical Records (1921 to 1978)
District River Basin Site Reference Number Monitoring Site Location or Name Included Data Data Owner Data Collection or Origin
Koinadugu Rokel Seli Met 7 Rainfall at Kabala 1921 to 1978 R Met Dept Historic Records Download here >>
Bombali Rokel Seli Teko Rainfall at Teko 1921 to 1978 R Historic Records Download here >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli Rainfall & Evaporation at Bumbuna (Daily) 1972-1976 R Met Dept 1976 Year Book Download here >>
Makeni Weather Station (1921 onwards)
District River Basin Site Reference Number Monitoring Site Location or Name Included Data Data Owner Data Collection or Origin
Bombali Little Scarcies Met 9 (MD01) Makeni Weather Station R Met Dept MWR MD01 Download >>
Bumbuna Dam (2007 onwards)
District River Basin Site Reference Number Monitoring Site Location or Name Included Data Data Owner Data Collection or Origin
Tonkolili Rokel Seli BD01 Bumbuna HEP Dam - Rain Gauge R MOE Other BD01 Download >>
Water Security Project  (November 2012 onwards)
District River Basin Site Reference Number Monitoring Site Location or Name Included Data Data Owner Data Collection or Origin
Bombali Rokel Seli SN01 Addax - Environmental Office R, G, B, Tw, Ta MWR MWR SN01 Download >>
Bombali Rokel Seli SN02 Addax - Lungi Nursery R, G, Tw ADDAX ADDAX SN02 Download >>
Bombali Little Scarcies SN03 Makeni - Bombali DC Office R, G, B, Tw, Ta MWR SN03 Download >>
Bombali Rokel Seli SN04 Mayagba - Chester Heath Memorial Secondary Technical School R MWR MWR SN04 Download >>
Bombali Rokel Seli SN05 Mayawlaw - Primary School R, G, B, Tw, Ta MWR MWR SN05 Download >>
Bombali Rokel Seli SN06 Mayawlaw - SDA Secondary School R MWR MWR SN06 Download >>
Bombali Rokel Seli SN07 Rosinth - WCSL Primary School R MWR MWR SN07 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN08 Bumbuna - Boyo Memorial Baptist Schools R, G, B, Tw, Ta MWR BWMA SN08 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN09 BWMA Office R, B, Ta MWR BWMA SN09 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN11 Kakutan Spring R, F, L, Tw MWR BWMA SN11 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN13 Kamathor 2 Stream R, F, B, Tw, Ta MWR BWMA SN13 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN13b Kamathor 2 (Joule Africa Borehole 8) R, G, Tw MWR BWMA SN13b Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN14 Kasokira Stream R, F, B, Tw, Ta MWR BWMA SN14 Download >>
Tonkolili Jong SN15 Mabonto - TDC Primary & Secondary Schools R, G, Tw MWR BWMA SN15 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN16 Magburaka - Boys Secondary School R, G, B, Tw, Ta MWR MWR SN16 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN17 Magburaka - National Commercial Secondary School R MWR MWR SN17 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN18 Magburaka - Tonkolili DC (WSD Office) R, G, Tw MWR MWR SN18 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN19 Maraka - SLMB Primary School R MWR MWR SN19 Download >>
Bombali Rokel Seli SN20 Masongbo - Village R, G, B, Tw, Ta MWR BWMA SN20 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN21 Mathora - RC Primary School R, G, Tw MWR MWR SN21 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli SN22 Kathombo - RC Primary School R, G, Tw MWR BWMA SN22 Download >>
Koinadugu Rokel Seli SN23 Waia R MWR BWMA SN23 Download >>
Koinadugu Rokel Seli SN24 Kabala - Koinadugu DC, MWR Office R, G, B, Tw, Ta MWR BWMA SN24 Download >>
Koinadugu Rokel Seli SN25 Fadugu - Agricultural Secondary School R MWR BWMA SN25 Download >>
Port Loko Loko SN26 Port Loko DC, MWR Office R, G, B, Tw, Ta MWR MWR SN26 Download >>
Port Loko Rokel Seli SN27 Mathallay RC School R, G MWR MWR SN27 Download >>
Port Loko Rokel Seli SN29 Mamoi - Primary School R MWR MWR SN29 Download >>
Western Area Rural Rokel Seli - Bullom Group / Freetown Complex SN30 Waterloo - Bottom Mango Well G, B, TW MWR MWR SN30 Download >>
Addax Biosciences (2012 onwards)
District River Basin Site Reference Number Monitoring Site Location or Name Included Data Data Owner Data Collection or Origin
Bombali Rokel Seli AD01 Addax - Automatic Weather Station R ADDAX ADDAX AD01 Download >>
Tonkolili Rokel Seli AD04 Addax - Block 7 - Rain Gauge R ADDAX ADDAX AD04 Download >>
Bombali Rokel Seli AD05 Addax - Block 11 - Rain Gauge R ADDAX ADDAX AD05 Download >>
Port Loko Rokel Seli AD06 Addax - Kontobe Rain Gauge R ADDAX ADDAX AD06 Download >>
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