Authors :
Umar Alfa; Abubakar Haruna
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10013593
Abstract :
Precipitation holds immense significance for
both the environment and its inhabitants, particularly in
the context of agricultural activities, which rely heavily
on the availability of rainfall. Accurate estimations of
future precipitation levels at specific locations are
therefore essential for informed environmental and
agricultural decision-making. In this study, time series
analysis was employed to assess precipitation patterns in
North Central Nigeria. Monthly rainfall data spanning a
forty-year period (1981-2020) from four stations in
specific North Central Nigerian locations was sourced
from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. Various
statistical measurements were applied, including mean,
median, maximum, minimum, standard deviation,
variance, skewness, kurtosis, and coefficient of variation.The year 2001 witnessed the highest
mean annual rainfall, reaching 14662.3mm, while the
lowest was recorded in 1983, at 645.7mm.Consequently, the findings indicate an increasing trend
in rainfall over the research duration.
Keywords :
Precipitation, Time Series, North Central and Nigeria.
Precipitation holds immense significance for
both the environment and its inhabitants, particularly in
the context of agricultural activities, which rely heavily
on the availability of rainfall. Accurate estimations of
future precipitation levels at specific locations are
therefore essential for informed environmental and
agricultural decision-making. In this study, time series
analysis was employed to assess precipitation patterns in
North Central Nigeria. Monthly rainfall data spanning a
forty-year period (1981-2020) from four stations in
specific North Central Nigerian locations was sourced
from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. Various
statistical measurements were applied, including mean,
median, maximum, minimum, standard deviation,
variance, skewness, kurtosis, and coefficient of variation.The year 2001 witnessed the highest
mean annual rainfall, reaching 14662.3mm, while the
lowest was recorded in 1983, at 645.7mm.Consequently, the findings indicate an increasing trend
in rainfall over the research duration.
Keywords :
Precipitation, Time Series, North Central and Nigeria.
