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

Table 2

The selected probability distributions of SPI-3 and their BIC values for selected stations.

Station	Distribution	BIC
Faisalabad	Log-normal	−1032.76
Rawalpindi	Generalized normal	−1226.28
Sargodha	Johnson SU	−1201.68
Sialkot	Johnson SU	−941.68
Murree	3P Weibull	−1636.71
Bahawalpur	3P Weibull	−657.84
Mianwali	Gamma	−1372.44
Lahore	Johnson SU	−1357.45
Jhelum	Log-normal	−1255.70
Multan	Gamma	−1085.42
Attock	3P Weibull	−1698.43
Bhakkar	Generalized normal	−951.88
Gujranwala	Generalized extreme value	−1577.67
Gujrat	Johnson SU	−941.68
Hafizabad	Johnson SU	−1555.51
Jhang	Generalized extreme value	−1023.96
Khushab	Johnson SU	−962.62
Narowal	Johnson SU	−989.77
Okara	Johnson SU	−919.24
Pakpattan	Generalized normal	−1123.60
Sahiwal	Generalized normal	−946.97
Sheikhupura	Johnson SU	−1099.03
Taunsa	Gamma	−1402.96
Bahawalnagar	Generalized normal	−1195.27