Year

Mean (DU)

Max. ozone in DU (stations)

Month

(maximum)

Min. ozone in DU (stations)

Month

(minimum)

% variability

1998

258.925

276.7 (Kano & Maiduguri)

August

235.6 (Calabar & PH)

January

14.85

1999

265.877

279.2 (Kano)

June

242.8 (Kano)

January

13.04

2000

263.813

281.9 (Maiduguri)

May

242.7 (Calabar & PH)

December

13.91

2001

263.079

281.9 (Kano)

May

243.1 (Calabar & PH)

January

13.74

2002

262.462

276.8 (Kano)

June

243.2 (Kano)

January

12.14

2003

260.079

280.4 (Kano)

May/June

243.0 (PH & Calabar)

January

13.34

2004

263.476

281.1 (Kano)

June

238.9 (Kano & Maiduguri)

January

15.01

2005

257.836

274.3 (Kano)

May

240 (Kano)

December

12.50

2006

262.469

280.5 (Kano)

July

238.3 (Kano & Maiduguri)

January

15.05

2007

257.954

275.0 (Kano)

May

241.3 (Calabar)

January

12.26

2008

263.881

278.8 (Kano & Maiduguri)

July

238.3 (Maiduguri)

January

14.53

2009

259.668

276.2 (Kano)

May

237 (Calabar & PH)

December

14.19

2010

260.419

274.7 (Kano)

July

237 (Calabar & PH)

January

13.72

2011

262.249

275.1 (Kano)

May

248.3 (PH)

December

9.74

2012

260.804

283.8 (Kano)

May

238.5 (Kano & Maiduguri)

December

15.96