Research Article
Variability of the Minor Season Rainfall over Southern Ghana (1981–2018)
Table 2
Descriptive statistics for the minor season total rainfall in Ghana.
| Station | Maximum (mm) | Minimum (mm) | Mean (mm) | Standard deviation (mm) | Skewness | Kurtosis | Coefficient of variation (%) |
| Accra | 368.1 | 6.6 | 150.6 | 75.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 49.2 | Ada | 646.6 | 19.2 | 181.8 | 130.6 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 70.8 | Tema | 373.5 | 26.8 | 125.2 | 76.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 60.2 | Saltpond | 666.7 | 26.2 | 204.3 | 116.7 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 56.3 | Takoradi | 536.4 | 96.4 | 258.1 | 113.3 | 0.7 | −0.2 | 43.3 | Axim | 792.1 | 153.6 | 372.1 | 124.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 32.9 | Koforidua | 629.8 | 112.6 | 375.8 | 107 | −0.3 | 0.2 | 28.9 | Abetifi | 755.8 | 124.3 | 376.8 | 115.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 30.2 | Ho | 663.8 | 215.4 | 377.7 | 100.4 | 1 | 1.2 | 26.2 | Akim Oda | 696 | 260.8 | 451.3 | 115.7 | 0.6 | −0.4 | 25.3 | Akatsi | 430.3 | 7.2 | 262.7 | 107.7 | −0.5 | 0 | 40.5 | Akuse | 486.8 | 155.6 | 303.4 | 89.2 | 0.4 | −0.7 | 29.0 | Sefwi Bekwai | 612.4 | 204.7 | 400.2 | 111.1 | 0 | −0.9 | 27.4 | Kumasi | 740.2 | 157.1 | 375.1 | 122 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 32.1 | Sunyani | 587.4 | 156.5 | 360.7 | 106.9 | 0.3 | −0.4 | 29.2 | Wenchi | 687.7 | 53.1 | 399.3 | 127.1 | −0.3 | 0.4 | 31.4 | Kete Krachi | 729.6 | 194.3 | 418.4 | 111.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 26.4 |
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