Rainfall Variability, Drought Characterization, and Efficacy of Rainfall Data Reconstruction: Case of Eastern Kenya
Table 6
Variability in rainfall amounts and number of rainy days during seasonal months for studied stations for the period between 2000 and 2013.
Parameter
March
April
May
October
November
December
Embu
RA (mm)
110.1
300.8
175.6
175.1
250.3
71.8
CV-RA
0.61
0.48
0.54
0.66
0.43
0.97
RD
20
14
12
10
13
17
CV-RD
0.47
0.27
0.27
0.59
0.25
0.83
Machang’a
RA (mm)
85.5
160.2
69.2
98.9
267.9
72
CV-RA
0.98
0.42
0.69
0.8
0.77
0.86
RD
8
11
5
14
29
10
CV-RD
0.61
0.22
0.61
0.35
0.23
0.34
Kiritiri
RA (mm)
88.7
167.1
87.9
110.4
274.3
101.8
CV-RA
0.61
0.48
0.54
0.66
0.43
0.97
RD
7
14
3
12
24
16
CV-RD
0.47
0.27
0.27
0.59
0.25
0.83
Kiambere
RA (mm)
41.8
97.8
63.8
45
147
93
CV-RA
0.88
0.46
0.59
0.83
0.67
0.81
RD
3
12
2
11
17
9
CV-RD
0.51
0.2
0.53
0.31
0.23
0.4
Kindaruma
RA (mm)
59.5
119.5
86.5
48.6
165.6
102.6
CV-RA
0.46
0.31
0.37
0.59
0.29
0.84
RD
2
12
3
9
18
7
CV-RD
0.62
0.48
0.52
0.46
0.36
0.84
RA (mm): rainfall amount in millimetres; CV-RA: coefficient of variation in rainfall amounts, RD: number of rainy days; CV-RD: coefficient of variation in rainy days.
