Research Article

Regional Frequency Analysis of Extremes Precipitation Using L-Moments and Partial L-Moments

Table 1

Statistics of annual extreme monthly precipitation for study region based on L-moments and PL-moments.

SitesL-momentsPL-moments
Meanā€‰Meanā€‰

Astore37.6240.5180.3660.193 41.752 0.467 0.377 0.183
Balakot120.4500.4780.3220.192 133.259 0.428 0.335 0.198
Bunji14.2970.6090.4560.259 16.339 0.553 0.450 0.257
Chilas 15.0910.5850.3920.194 17.603 0.516 0.375 0.200
Cherat 49.0380.5800.3750.162 55.289 0.526 0.355 0.161
DI khan 28.8850.6890.5160.262 32.351 0.651 0.487 0.250
Dir 105.6940.4320.2160.098 116.741 0.378 0.222 0.097
Drosh 45.2840.5250.3170.136 50.316 0.474 0.307 0.137
Garhi Dupatta 111.3520.4540.2270.111 123.374 0.398 0.229 0.120
Gilgit 12.6770.5910.4120.228 14.290 0.539 0.399 0.239
Gupis 23.4460.6780.5290.331 30.299 0.583 0.506 0.350
Kakul 99.4310.4530.2470.102 110.068 0.399 0.254 0.093
Kotli 95.0700.5420.3320.136 106.903 0.487 0.314 0.138
Muzaffarabad 118.4390.4590.2840.182 131.122 0.405 0.301 0.194
Peshawar 46.2160.5720.3980.216 51.761 0.520 0.392 0.222
Saidu Sharif 85.6670.4550.2650.181 94.978 0.399 0.283 0.200
Skardu 20.4380.6160.45640.238 22.885 0.570 0.444 0.231