Characterization of Meteorological Drought Using Monte Carlo Feature Selection and Steady-State Probabilities

Table 2

Climatological features of the monthly minimum temperature (MinT) data are given. The minimum temperature was observed in several stations. The mean MinT  in Chilas is 15.14, which is higher than other selected stations. The minimum mean of the MinT  is observed in Astore. The mean value of MinT in Astore is 4.34. The St.Dev in Chilas is 9.08, and in Astore, the St.Dev is 7.48. The larger St.Dev is observed in Chilas Station. Moreover, other climatological features of the selected stations can be observed accordingly.

Variable		Astore	Bunji	Gupis	Chilas	Gilgit	Skardu
Minimum temperature	Mean	4.34	11.86	6.74	15.14	8.07	5.06
	1st quartile	−2.43	3.78	−1.10	5.68	0.60	−2.73
	Median	4.30	11.50	6.90	14.30	7.75	5.55
	3rd quartile	10.70	17.70	13.33	23.20	13.53	11.80
	Kurtosis	−1.22	−1.24	−1.26	−1.41	−1.24	−1.17
	St.Dev	7.48	7.80	8.06	9.08	7.30	8.36