Trends in Extreme Climate Events over Three Agroecological Zones of Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Traditional agroecological zones and their physical features.

AEZs	Altitude (meters)	Rainfall (mm/year)	Growing period length (days)	Mean annual temperature (°C)
Upper highland (Wurch)	Above 3200	900–2200	211–365	<11.5
Highland (Dega)	2,300–3,200	900–1,200	121–210	17.5/16–11.5
Midland (Weyna Dega)	1,500–2,300	800–1,200	91–120	17.5/16–11.5
Lowlands (Kola)	500–1,500	200–800	46–90	27.5–20
Desert (Berha)	Below 500	Below 200	0–45	>27.5

Adapted from MoA [45].