Rainfall Variability, Drought Characterization, and Efficacy of Rainfall Data Reconstruction: Case of Eastern Kenya
Table 3
(a) Homogeneity test for the rainfall dailies from study stations for the period between 2000 and 2013. (b) Seasonal monthly (K-S value), mean, and standard deviation and values for average rainfall dailies in both Mbeere region and Embu for the period between 2001 and 2013.
(a)
Station
Season
Transformation
K-S value
K-S table value
Embu
LR
13
0.2330
0.302*
SR
13
0.1722
0.302*
Machang’a
LR
13
0.1479
0.302*
SR
13
0.19
0.302*
Kiritiri
LR
13
0.231
0.302*
SR
13
0.221
0.302*
Kindaruma
LR
13
0.165
0.302*
SR
13
0.066
0.302*
Kiambere
LR
13
0.127
0.302*
SR
13
0.179
0.302*
K-S: Kolmogorov-Smirnov; (K-S = 0.302*, exponential distribution applies and is accepted).
(b)
Month
K-S value
N
Mean
Standard deviation (SD)
(%)
K-S table value
Mar
0.1557
32
10.1
3.3
96
0.302*
Apr
0.0560
32
17.2
3.9
98
0.302*
May
0.1457
32
12.4
4.2
94
0.302*
Jun
0.0797
32
1.3
0.3
98
0.302*
Oct
0.0817
32
12.2
4.6
98
0.302*
Nov
0.0961
32
15.4
3.3
98
0.302*
Dec
0.1240
32
8.0
3.6
96
0.302*
K-S value: Kolmogorov-Smirnov, (K-S = 0.302*, exponential distribution applies and is accepted).
