Indice

Descriptive name

Definition

Units

P

Annual precipitation total of wet day

Annual total precipitation for wet day

mm

R1

Number of wet days precipitation

Annual count of days when R ≥ 1 mm

days

CDD

Consecutive dry days

Maximum number of consecutive dry days

days

CWD

Consecutive wet days

Maximum number of consecutive wet days

days

R20 mm

Very heavy precipitation days

Annual count of days when RR ≥ 20

days

SDII

Simple daily intensity indiex

Average precipitation on wet days

mm/day

RX1day

Maximum 1-day precipitation

Annual maximum 1-day precipitation

mm

Rx5day

Maximum 5-day precipitation

Annual maximum consecutive 5-day precipitation

mm