Rainfall trends in the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda
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2016
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Atmosphere
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during the months of March-May and October-
December; with the winds changing direction to
the north ending of the lake.
Over the years, rainfall in the basin has
fluctuated with debilitating impacts. This is because
80% of the lake’s water input is from rainfall; as such
the lake is generally described as an “atmosphere
controlled” lake (Tate et al., 2004).. In that regard,
the variability of rainfall over the lake both spatially
and temporally is important in influencing the lake’s
water levels. Research into the spatial and temporal
variability of rainfall over Lake Victoria basin have
been undertaken by several researches but have
shown no significant trends.
However, from time to time, dry spells
continue to occur over the basin, leading to the
necessity to show not only the patterns but the
intensity of rainfall variability in the basin as well.
In this current work rainfall trends and intensity
of variability over the basin in the Uganda part
are shown, using data from five weather stations
(Masaka, Wakiso, Kampala, Mukono and Jinja).
Data covers 35 years (1980-2014).
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Rainfall trends, Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda