Fig 1.
Location map of the study area.
Source: Projection WGS_1984_ UTM _Zone_37°. The map is produced using ArcGIS 10.8: Ethiopia GeoPortal -Free access to Shape file. (https://ethiopia.africageoportal.com).
Table 1.
Location of study stations and length of rainfall series (31 years).
Fig 2.
Distributions of AEZs in the study area.
The map is produced using ArcGIS 10.8: Ethiopia GeoPortal—Free access to Shape file. (https://ethiopia.africageoportal.com).
Fig 3.
Spatial distribution of rainfall using Inverse Distance Weighted Interpolation (IDWI).
The map is produced using ArcGIS 10.8: Ethiopia GeoPortal- Free access to Shape file. (https://ethiopia.africageoportal.com).
Table 2.
Onset and cessation of rainfall in the study area.
Table 3.
Trends of onset and cessation of rainfall in the study area.
Fig 4.
Distribution of mean monthly rainfall in the study area.
Data Source: EMI.
Fig 5.
Distribution of mean seasonal rainfall in the study area.
Data Source: EMI.
Table 4.
Magnitude and trend of monthly rainfall distribution.
Fig 6.
Annual rainfalls of stations in the study area.
Data Source: EMI.
Fig 7.
Annual distribution of rainfall in the study area.
Data Source: EMI.
Fig 8.
Seasonal distribution of rainfall of individual stations in the study area.
Data Source: EMI.
Fig 9.
Annual rainfall variability using PCI and CV.
Data Source: EMI.
Fig 10.
Seasonal variability of rainfall using PCI and CV.
Data Source: EMI.
Table 5.
Trends of seasonal rainfall in the study area.
Table 6.
Trends of annual rainfall in the study area.