ID

Index name

Definitions

Units

SDII

Simple daily intensity

Total precipitation divided by the number of wet days (PRCP ≥ 1 mm)

mm/day

R10mm

Number of heavy precipitation days

Number of days when PRCP ≥ 10 mm/year

days

R20mm

Number of very heavy precipitation days

Number of days when PRCP ≥ 20 mm/year

days

Rx1day

Maximum consecutive 1-day precipitation

Maximum consecutive 1-day precipitation per year

mm

Rx5day

Maximum consecutive 5-day precipitation

Maximum consecutive 5-day precipitation per year

mm

R95p

Very wet days precipitation

Annual precipitation from days > 95th percentile

mm

CDD

Consecutive dry days

Maximum number of consecutive days with daily precipitation < 1 mm/year

days

CWD

Consecutive wet days

Maximum number of consecutive days with daily precipitation ≥ 1 mm/year

days