Table 2.
Description of the indicators.
Variable | Indicator | Description |
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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 ( mm) rainy hours in the time series. It was not reported in percentage since it represented very rare events |