Variability and Trend of Annual Maximum Daily Rainfall in Northern Algeria

Table 1

Descriptive statistic of AMDR in northern Algeria.

Number	Station		Coordinates		Average AR (mm)	AMDR (mm)
			Latitude	Longitude		Average	Max	Cv	Cs
1	Pierre du chat	41	1°26′52′′W	35°08′37′′N	330	46	255.4	0.81	4.60
2	Meffrouche	41	1°17′31′′W	34°51′19′′N	608	64	158.1	0.50	1.30
3	Bensekrane	37	1°13′26′′W	35°04′28′′N	377	46	82.2	0.36	0.46
4	Ras El Ma	39	0°48′34′′W	34°29′41′′N	194	25	52.2	0.50	0.51
5	S. A. Benyoub	42	0°44′04′′W	34°58′38′′N	351	35	77.2	0.42	0.85
6	Sarno	41	0°35′52′′W	35°44′59′′N	357	40	88.7	0.45	1.48
7	Hassi Daho	40	0°32′26′′W	35°05′28′′N	313	38	103	0.40	2.10
8	Cheurfas	35	0°15′06′′W	35°24′15′′N	328	38	114.4	0.56	1.93
9	Ain El Hadjer	35	0°08′56′′E	34°45′25′′N	330	29	61.6	0.38	1.14
10	Ghriss	38	0°09′59′′E	35°14′46′′N	291	31	52	0.31	0.74
11	Maoussa	35	0°14′53′′E	35°22′41′′N	292	34	84.9	0.44	1.16
12	Oued El Kheir	41	0°22′50′′E	35°57′08′′N	301	31	94.4	0.50	2.16
13	Bekhedda	33	1°02′15′′E	35°20′32′′N	315	30	64.4	0.41	0.89
14	Meured	41	2°24′27′′E	36°26′58′′N	615	71	176.8	0.51	1.62
15	Djebabra	41	2°26′06′′E	36°23′43′′N	647	59	176.8	0.54	1.79
16	Ameur El Ain	41	2°34′01′′E	36°28′31′′N	586	40	83	0.39	0.99
17	Kolea	41	2°46′19′′E	36°38′04′′N	606	54	105.5	0.34	0.93
18	Ouzera	41	2°50′50′′E	36°15′21′′N	571	52	134	0.46	1.38
19	Hamiz-D9	38	3°19′49′′E	36°39′26′′N	598	57	102.9	0.38	0.56
20	Lakhdaria	39	3°35′12′′E	36°37′40′′N	701	61	117.4	0.40	1.02
21	K’sob	34	4°34′03′′E	35°49′32′′N	220	25	53.5	0.38	1.20
22	Sidi Yahia	40	4°37′11′′E	36°25′19′′N	377	35	70.1	0.33	1.00
23	Batna	40	6°10′23′′E	35°33′53′′N	374	36	64.4	0.35	0.40
24	El Milia	40	6°16′38′′E	36°45′21′′N	874	70	210.3	0.52	1.70
25	Ain Tinn	40	6°26′21′′E	35°22′39′′N	430	47	143	0.46	2.44
26	Timgad	40	6°28′07′′E	35°29′51′′N	289	33	93.7	0.44	1.93
27	Chelia	43	6°39′03′′E	35°22′02′′N	481	52	177.5	0.56	2.65
28	Zardasas	41	6°53′48′′E	36°35′58′′N	658	58	137	0.54	1.24
29	Ain Mimoun	40	6°57′22′′E	35°24′55′′N	434	43	116.1	0.41	2.32
30	Helioplolis	41	7°26′44′′E	36°30′32′′N	596	54	103.7	0.43	0.79
31	Ain Beida	43	7°27′03′′E	35°47′50′′N	408	40	104	0.36	2.24
32	Ain Berda	42	7°35′47′′E	36°41′30′′N	631	53	111	0.43	0.94
33	Bouchegouf	41	7°42′35′′E	36°27′33′′N	545	32	120	0.41	1.12
34	Ain Kerma	41	8°11′46′′E	36°35′23′′N	712	57	155.1	0.47	1.41
35	Ain Assel	41	8°21′57′′E	36°46′03′′N	821	60	142.7	0.38	1.31

: years of record; Cv: coefficient of variation; Cs: coefficient of skewness.