Characterization of Local Climate and Its Impact on Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Yield in Central Ethiopia

Table 2

Rainfall characteristics for Welmera district in the period of 1988–2017 years.

Rainfall charact.	Min	Quartile1 25%	Median 50%	Quartile3 75%	Max	Mean	SD (±)	CV (%)	ZMK	Slope
SOS	92	110	142	170	187	141	30	21.2	0.083^ns	0.44
EOS	246	246	247	271	305	260	20	7.6	−0.044^ns	0
LGP	59	80	115	152	196	119	42	35.2	−0.092^ns	−0.6
ANRD	91	117	139	157	171	137	24	17.5	−0.595^ns	−2.11
KNRD	63	75	86	92	98	84	10	11.5	−0.39^ns	−0.54

SOS; start of rainy season, EOS; end of rainy season, LGP; length of growing period, ANRD; annual number of rainy day, KNRD; kiremt number of rainy day, ZMK; Mann–Kendall trend test, slope (Sen’s slope) is change/yr, and ns; nonsignificant at 0.01 and 0.05 significance level.