A New Comprehensive Framework for Identifying and Monitoring the Interseasonal Characteristics of Meteorological Drought

Table 1

Metrological characteristics of the precipitation are given for the various stations.

Variable	Station	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation (m)	Mean	1st quartile	Median	3rd quartile	Kurtosis	Std. dev
Precipitation	Bahawalpur	29.14	71.26	103.43	10.10	0.00	0.00	15.77	26.14	18.69
	Taunsa	30.71	70.66	380.65	15.73	0.00	5.27	21.09	107.09	30.10
	Faisalabad	31.42	73.08	182.92	28.88	5.27	13.19	36.91	9.69	40.99
	Jhang	31.28	72.31	166.19	26.69	0.00	10.55	31.64	9.99	38.69
	Gujarat	32.57	74.08	259.97	62.71	10.55	31.64	79.10	4.53	81.24
	Hafizabad	32.07	73.69	205.86	45.12	5.27	21.09	56.69	5.74	60.65
	Gujranwala	32.17	74.22	222.55	53.52	5.27	26.37	68.55	5.65	74.04
	Narowal	32.10	74.87	246.55	60.20	5.27	26.37	73.83	5.14	84.17
	Sialkot	32.50	74.54	259.97	62.71	10.55	31.64	79.10	4.53	81.24
	Lahore	31.58	74.33	209.49	43.51	5.27	21.09	56.69	6.76	62.19
	Sheikhupura	31.72	73.99	196.55	35.42	5.27	15.82	42.19	7.46	50.08
	Bhakkar	31.63	71.07	165.67	21.40	0.00	10.55	31.64	18.82	32.69
	Mianwali	32.97	71.55	483.96	35.39	5.27	21.09	52.73	7.87	41.63
	Multan	30.18	71.49	118.02	13.63	0.00	5.27	15.82	82.05	27.77
	Attock	33.77	72.36	451.02	56.32	10.55	31.64	73.83	15.94	71.23
	Rawalpindi	33.63	73.07	543.83	74.54	15.82	36.91	100.20	18.69	98.00
	Jhelum	32.94	73.73	384.47	65.65	10.55	36.91	85.44	3.77	80.66
	Sahiwal	30.54	72.70	149.30	17.57	0.00	5.27	21.09	40.57	31.69
	Pakpattan	30.30	73.06	162.38	19.50	0.00	7.75	26.37	47.79	34.09
	Okara	30.81	73.46	184.88	28.53	0.00	10.55	36.78	8.98	40.98
	Khushab	32.29	72.35	407.13	37.45	5.27	21.09	47.46	10.65	51.55
	Sargodha	31.98	72.67	178.57	30.88	3.95	15.82	36.91	7.43	43.95
	Murree	33.91	73.39	2291.00	75.71	15.82	44.83	105.47	7.27	85.81
	Bahawalnagar	29.59	73.17	163	17.41	0	5.27	21.09	71.63	32.75