Temporal climate conditions and spatial drought patterns across rangelands in pastoral areas of West Guji and Borana zones, Southern Ethiopia

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Table 1 Mean monthly, seasonal and annual rainfall in the study rangelands, Kebeles and Reeras

Variables	Duda rangeland		Gomole rangeland		Deru Danfile Kebele		Jigesa Nanesa Kebele		Hema Kinsho Kebele		Buya Reera		Yametu Reera		Didahara Reera
Variables	Mean (mm)	CV (%)	Mean (mm)	CV (%)	Mean (mm)	CV (%)	Mean (mm)	CV (%)	Mean (mm)	CV (%)	Mean (mm)	CV (%)	Mean (mm)	CV (%)	Mean (mm)	CV (%)
Jan	14	114	11	115	12	115	14	149	14	128	12	123	11	139	11	112
Feb	22	118	17	124	19	122	23	172	25	126	21	135	18	147	18	115
Mar	65	70	58	74	67	74	53	78	55	83	51	75	67	89	46	73
Apr	147	41	134	41	149	43	157	47	136	42	136	44	155	50	103	45
May	121	49	89	50	110	48	119	53	109	62	103	53	83	54	73	54
Jun	35	60	22	63	30	60	33	74	29	74	26	66	24	78	21	67
Jul	26	46	17	50	28	55	21	57	19	64	17	49	23	67	13	49
Aug	34	71	21	75	36	78	27	85	24	78	24	77	24	87	17	81
Sep	58	44	42	49	57	48	42	64	44	56	41	52	43	63	36	54
Oct	109	45	98	48	110	48	96	58	88	53	85	50	105	57	74	48
Nov	51	94	55	103	48	97	61	107	53	97	49	101	72	115	47	113
Dec	17	125	15	122	16	129	17	130	15	119	17	131	14	124	16	126
Spring	333	58	281	60	327	51	329	54	300	57	290	53	305	60	222	54
Autumn	217	67	196	77	215	59	200	74	185	66	176	65	219	77	157	69
Annual	698	59	580	62	684	60	662	71	609	67	583	65	637	73	474	66