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Seasonal rainfall (mm)1,4001,2001,0008006004002000Y = 1,083 – 45.17X(r = 0.56; significantat 1% level)0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20Total 5-d drought periodsSeasonal rainfall (mm)1,4001,2001,00080060040020000 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20Total consecutive 5-d drought periodsFig. 4. Scatter diagram of seasonal rainfall andtotal 5-d droughts.Fig. 5. Scatter diagram of seasonal rainfall andtotal consecutive 5-d droughts.Rainfall (mm)50403050%80%201005 May 5 Jun 5 Jul 5 Aug 5 Sep 5 Oct 5 Nov5-d periods by monthFig. 6. 5-d rainfall at 50% and 80% probabilities.Cumulative rainfall (mm)80070060050%80%5004003002001000Jun Jul Aug Sep5-d periods by monthFig. 7. Cumulative rainfall at 50% and 80% probabilities.240 Saleh et al

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