Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia
Research
Temperature and Rainfall Trends in North Eastern Ethiopia
Author(s): Wagaye Bahiru Abegaz* and Endalew Assefa Abera
North-Eastern Ethiopia is one of the sensitive regions to climate variation particularly to temperature and rainfall
changes. Rainfall and temperature are one of the most determinant climate patterns for the study area because more
than 80% of the area’s agriculture is reliant on rain-fed. The main aim of this study was to investigate trends in
temperature and rainfall in the annual, seasonal and monthly time scale at Kombolcha and Dessie Meteorological
stations. The daily rainfall and temperature data were collected from National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia.
The Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator were used to assess rainfall and temperature trends. The Mann-
Kendall test revealed that a non-significant decreasing rainfall trend was observed during February to March and
September at Kombolcha and during January to March and September at.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2332-2594.2020.8.262
