Stations

Geographic coordinates

Statistical properties of rainfall series (covering varying periods between 1950-2020) on long-term basis

Latitude

Longitude

Mean (mm)

Max (mm)

Min (mm)

Standard deviation

Skewness

Kurtosis

Abuja

9.08

7.31

133.13

513.80

0.00

126.08

0.68

−0.46

Bauchi

10.29

9.81

122.20

715.70

0.00

170.40

1.54

1.76

Bida

9.08

6.02

102.46

489.30

0.00

118.11

0.94

−0.07

Gombe

10.28

11.17

86.65

578.30

0.00

113.13

1.48

2.03

Gusau

12.14

6.71

76.48

473.40

0.00

103.76

1.49

1.92

Ilorin

8.49

4.55

132.84

615.40

0.00

138.61

1.07

0.76

Jos

9.92

9.85

104.54

429.00

0.00

109.98

0.74

−0.54

Kaduna

10.51

7.44

102.47

546.8

0.00

130.89

1.27

0.90

Kano

12.00

8.51

90.75

738.60

0.00

140.72

1.86

3.44

Katsina

12.97

7.58

58.72

359.10

0.00

83.69

1.50

1.48

Lafia

8.49

8.52

131.76

663.70

0.00

142.62

1.07

0.88

Lokoja

7.81

6.74

109.97

438.20

0.00

106.92

0.63

−0.50

Maiduguri

11.83

13.16

64.60

461.50

0.00

103.41

1.80

2.68

Makurdi

7.73

8.53

105.52

372.50

0.00

104.76

0.61

−0.87

Minna

9.60

6.57

110.34

480.60

0.00

121.06

0.80

−0.45

Nguru

12.88

10.45

50.89

518.50

0.00

88.86

2.20

5.40

Potiskum

11.71

11.09

57.04

402.60

0.00

86.73

1.75

2.60

Sokoto

13.06

5.25

60.68

357.60

0.00

82.30

1.45

1.61

Yelwa

10.88

4.75

89.50

465.80

0.00

114.31

1.31

1.07

Yola

9.20

12.45

71.19

296.80

0.00

82.86

0.85

−0.57

Zaria

11.08

7.70

97.13

348.50

0.00

104.09

0.65

−0.83