Table 3 Delay in rainy seasons
From: Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the Comoe River Basin (West Africa)
Station | Period | First rainy season | Second rainy season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Start | End | Length (days) | Start | End | Length (days) | ||
Abidjan | 1951–1980 | Mar-27 | Aug-22 | 149 | Oct-11 | Dec-31 | 82 |
1971–2000 | Apr-03 | Aug-17 | 137 | Oct-17 | Dec-31 | 76 | |
Delay (days) | −7 | −5 | −12 | −6 | 0 | −6 | |
Adiake | 1951–1980 | Mar-21 | Sep-23 | 187 | Sep-28 | Dec-30 | 93 |
1971–2000 | Apr-08 | Sep-14 | 160 | Sep-30 | Dec-24 | 85 | |
Delay (days) | −18 | −9 | −27 | −2 | −6 | −8 | |
Dimbokro | 1951–1980 | Apr-03 | Jul-29 | 117 | Sep-11 | Nov-03 | 53 |
1971–2000 | Apr-04 | Jul-11 | 98 | Sep-06 | Nov-08 | 63 | |
Delay (days) | −1 | −18 | −19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |