Assessment of Seasonal and Annual Rainfall Trends and Variability in Sharjah City, UAE

Table 2

Average statistics of seasonal rainfall average (avg.), maximums (max.), and standard deviations (STD) in mm for different aggregated data sets.

		⁢Winter rainfall [mm]				Spring rainfall [mm]		⁢Summer rainfall [mm]				Autumn rainfall [mm]
		Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.
1934–1964	Avg.	26.4	24.1	17.2	9.3	8.7	4.2	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.2	0.5	13.4
	Max.	174.0	95.1	106.0	50.1	152.0	120.6	0.0	15.6	0.3	5.4	15.6	113.0
	STD	37.0	28.3	25.8	12.8	27.3	21.3	0.0	3.1	0.1	1.0	2.8	26.8
1960–1990	Avg.	12.7	20.6	26.8	21.0	7.0	4.6	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.6	4.3
	Max.	75.0	167.4	142.9	156.4	37.7	120.6	0.0	8.3	2.4	0.0	19.5	41.6
	STD	21.1	36.4	38.9	36.6	9.5	21.5	0.0	1.5	0.4	0.0	3.4	10.5
1984–2014	Avg.	22.0	17.7	19.6	25.4	7.1	0.1	1.0	2.8	0.0	2.2	2.0	4.7
	Max.	146.5	97.8	142.9	152.6	59.9	3.0	29.6	53.1	0.6	59.9	63.4	43.4
	STD	35.8	24.1	31.7	39.7	13.0	0.6	5.2	10.7	0.1	10.7	11.2	10.6
1986–2014	Avg.	23.1	18.8	21.0	26.8	7.6	0.1	1.0	2.9	0.0	2.4	2.2	5.0
	Max.	146.5	97.8	142.9	152.6	59.9	3.0	29.6	53.1	0.6	59.9	63.4	43.4
	STD	36.7	24.6	32.4	40.6	13.3	0.6	5.4	11.0	0.1	11.0	11.6	10.9
1977–2014	Avg.	16.3	22.9	29.3	7.8	0.7	0.8	2.2	0.0	1.8	1.7	5.3	20.1
	Max.	97.8	142.9	156.4	59.9	20.6	29.6	53.1	0.6	59.9	63.4	43.4	146.5
	STD	22.7	32.6	42.2	13.1	3.3	4.7	9.7	0.1	9.7	10.1	11.6	33.6
1934–1976	Avg.	27.5	18.2	10.0	7.4	3.1	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.8	10.3	20.1
	Max.	167.4	128.2	114.8	152.0	120.6	0.0	15.6	2.4	5.4	19.5	113.0	174.0
	STD	36.5	30.1	19.9	23.5	18.2	0.0	2.7	0.4	0.8	3.7	23.6	33.3
1934–2014	Avg.	22.2	20.4	19.0	7.6	1.9	0.4	1.4	0.0	0.9	1.2	8.0	20.1
	Max.	167.4	142.9	156.4	152.0	120.6	29.6	53.1	2.4	59.9	63.4	113.0	174.0
	STD	31.3	31.4	33.7	19.3	13.5	3.3	7.0	0.3	6.7	7.5	19.1	33.4