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. 2023 Apr 16;13:6196. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-33160-9

Table 2.

Description of the indicators.

Variable Indicator Description
wh Wet hours (%) Percentage of rainy hours over the total number of hours
mh Maximum per hour Maximum amount of rain of the data series grouped by hours
i Intensity (mm/h) Quotient between the total amount of rain and the number of wet hours
t Total rain Total amount of rain in the time series
mv Maximum daily variation Maximum rainfall variation between two consecutive days over the total time series
wd Wet days (%) Percentage of rainy days over the total number of days
md Maximum per day Maximum amount of rain of the data series grouped by days
l Light rain (%) Percentage of light (0–2.5 mm) rainy hours over the total number of rainy hours
m Moderate rain (%) Percentage of moderate (2.6–7.5 mm) rainy hours over the total number of rainy hours
h Heavy rain (%) Percentage of heavy (7.6–50 mm) rainy hours over the total number of rainy hours
v Violent rain Number of violent (>50 mm) rainy hours in the time series. It was not reported in percentage since it represented very rare events