Research Article

Geospatial Trends and Decadal Anomalies in Extreme Rainfall over Uganda, East Africa

Table 1

Correlation between PGF-based series and observed rainfall at selected stations.

S. numberStation name Coordinate Data record period Correlation
Long.Lat.FromToCoefficientCrit.

1Masindi31.711.68196519970.260.34
2Tororo34.180.6819651997−0.150.34
3Lira32.892.2519651997−0.330.34
4Gulu32.282.77196519970.490.34
5Entebbe32.460.05195519960.520.30
6Mbarara Met.30.600.56195020040.360.26
7Kamenyamigo31.67−0.30196519860.600.39
8Rwoho Forest30.55−0.85196519860.430.39

Crit.: correlation critical value at the significance level of 5%.
Bold values denote that (no correlation) was rejected at the significance level of 5%.