Variability of the Minor Season Rainfall over Southern Ghana (1981–2018)

Table 5

Mann-Kendall trend analysis of frequency of rainfall occurrences.

Station	Trend	h		Z	Tau	S	V(S)	S Slope (days/season)
Accra	No trend	False	0.137	1.48	0.16	119	6291	0.148
Ada	Increasing	True	0.004	2.87	0.32	229	6281	0.333
Tema	Increasing	True	0.008	2.66	0.3	212	6281	0.222
Saltpond	No trend	False	0.161	1.4	0.15	112	6264	0.133
Takoradi	No trend	False	0.19	1.31	0.14	105	6298	0.167
Axim	Increasing	True	0.005	2.82	0.32	225	6278	0.333
Koforidua	Increasing	True	0.008	2.66	0.3	212	6276	0.23
Abetifi	No trend	False	0.528	0.63	0.07	51	6274	0.062
Ho	No trend	False	0.743	−0.32	−0.03	−27	6290	0.002
Akim Oda	Increasing	True	0.005	2.82	0.32	225	6287	0.25
Akatsi	No trend	False	0.06	1.9	0.21	152	6286	0.259
Akuse	No trend	False	0.86	0.17	0.02	15	6286	0
Sefwi Bekwai	Increasing	True	0.001	3.16	0.35	252	6284	0.33
Kumasi	Increasing	True	0.008	2.66	0.3	212	6276	0.231
Sunyani	No trend	False	1	0	0	0	6278	0
Wenchi	No trend	False	0.14	1.45	1.45	116	6273	0.153
Kete Krachi	Increasing	True	0.025	2.24	2.23	178	6251	0.136