From: Effects of climate variability on maize yield in the arid and semi arid lands of lower eastern Kenya
Station | Wettest season average (mm) | Driest season average (mm) | Average seasonal rainfall (mm) | SD (mm) and CV (%) in brackets | ||||
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MAMJ | ONDJ | MAMJ | ONDJ | MAMJ | ONDJ | MAMJ | ONDJ | |
Machakos | 538.8 (1990) | 821.6 (1997) | 55.4 (1984) | 149.1 (1998) | 273.8 | 371.0 | 112.9 (41.2) | 190.6 (51.3) |
Makindu | 472.2 (1981) | 1010.6 (1997) | 198.0 (1993) | 363.8 (2003) | 180.6 | 594.6 | 91.4 (33.4) | 218.1 (58.8) |
Mutomo | 563.0 (1990) | 1182 (1992) | 16.0 (1993) | 226 (1983) | 229.3 | 601.6 | 155.8 (56.9) | 335.3 (90.4) |
Kibwezi | 584.9 (1991) | 1024.0 (1988) | 47.2 (1984) | 291.6 (1981) | 245.7 | 461.0 | 121.4 (44.3) | 184.3 (49.7) |
Kitui | 360.5 (1989) | 1029.5 (1997) | 59.0 (2000) | 166.0 (1998) | 194.5 | 452.8 | 165.3 (60.4) | 227.9 (61.4) |
Mwingi | 405.0 (1990) | 821.8 (2007) | 65.0 (1983) | 140.3 (1983) | 245.7 | 402.0 | 97.1 (35.4) | 181.0 (48.8) |