Research Article

Spatiotemporal Variability and Trends in Rainfall and Temperature in South Ethiopia: Implications for Climate Change Adaptations in Rural Communities

Table 5

MMK’s trend statistics of rainfall intensity indices summary.

Modified MK statisticsSDIIRX5 dayRX1 dayR99pR95pPRECPTOT

Bilate station
Corrected Zc3.845.402.231.636.563.58
New P value0.006.5E − 080.030.100.000.00
N/0.150.120.060.240.080.24
Original Z1.501.860.550.801.891.76
Old P value0.130.060.580.430.050.07
Tau0.180.230.070.090.230.22
Sen’s slope0.051.130.1504.327.39
Old. variance3802.663802.663801.663637.663802.663802.66
New. variance587.25452.89231.61868.66317.66924.67
Trend natureIncreasingIncreasingIncreasingNo trendIncreasingIncreasing
Trend significanceSignificantSignificantSignificantNot significantSignificantSignificant

Boditi station
Corrected Zc2.332786891.372.080.440.30−0.52
New P value0.020.170.040.650.760.59
N/0.090.170.110.130.070.11
Original Z0.700.560.680.160.08−0.17
Old P value0.480.570.490.860.930.85
Tau0.080.070.0860.020.01−0.02
Sen’s slope0.010.310.11800.28−0.36
Old. variance3802.663802.663799.663675.663802.663802.66
New. variance339.77648.68407.68495.17272.94435.33
Trend natureIncreasingIncreasingIncreasingNo trendIncreasingDecreasing
Trend significanceSignificantNot significantSignificantNot significantNot significantNot significant

Mayakote station
Corrected Zc−1.780.131.680.45−0.45−1.06
New P value0.070.890.090.640.650.28
N/0.090.380.290.120.280.10
Original Z−0.530.080.900.15−0.24−0.34
Old P value0.590.930.360.870.800.73
Tau−0.060.010.110.02−0.03−0.04
Sen’s slope−0.030.090.280−0.80−3.10
Old. variance3802.673802.663801.663213.333802.663802.66
New. variance341.201480.441107.16386.671094.02391.08
Trend typeDecreasingIncreasingIncreasingNo trendDecreasingDecreasing
Trend significanceNot significantNot significantNot significantNot significantNot significantNot significant