Geospatial Trends and Decadal Anomalies in Extreme Rainfall over Uganda, East Africa
Table 1
Correlation between PGF-based series and observed rainfall at selected stations.
S. number
Station name
Coordinate
Data record period
Correlation
Long.
Lat.
From
To
Coefficient
Crit.
1
Masindi
31.71
1.68
1965
1997
0.26
0.34
2
Tororo
34.18
0.68
1965
1997
−0.15
0.34
3
Lira
32.89
2.25
1965
1997
−0.33
0.34
4
Gulu
32.28
2.77
1965
1997
0.49
0.34
5
Entebbe
32.46
0.05
1955
1996
0.52
0.30
6
Mbarara Met.
30.60
0.56
1950
2004
0.36
0.26
7
Kamenyamigo
31.67
−0.30
1965
1986
0.60
0.39
8
Rwoho Forest
30.55
−0.85
1965
1986
0.43
0.39
Crit.: correlation critical value at the significance level of 5%. Bold values denote that (no correlation) was rejected at the significance level of 5%.