Research Article

Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Trends and Adaptation Strategies in Semiarid Highlands of Eastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Table 4

Annual and seasonal rainfall trend analysis for Hawzen and Irob in 1983–2015.

DistrictAnnual rainfall (mm)Main rainy season (mm)Spring season (mm)
Kendall’s tauS valueSen’s slopeKendall’s tauS valueSen’s slopeKendall’s tauS valueSen’s slope

Hawzen−0.170−90.000.916−3.2380.05328.000.2850.285−0.371−196.000.999−3.328
Irob−0.481−254.000.500−12.133−0.352−186.000.998−3.904−0.496−262.001.000−5.422

Two-tailed test.