Table 1 Rainfall recorded in the area during the study period. Square-root transformation formula X1= √X+0.5, where X1 is the transformed value and X is the actual value
Period | First year | Second year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Actual values | Transformed values | Actual values | Transformed values | |
Dry season | ||||
 October | 153.7 | 12.42 | 308.8 | 17.59 |
 November | 8.7 | 3.03 | 0.0 | 0.71 |
 December | 25.2 | 5.07 | 6.8 | 2.70 |
 January | 4.8 | 2.30 | 9.7 | 3.19 |
 February | 5.5 | 2.45 | 28.6 | 5.39 |
 March | 38.4 | 6.24 | 52.2 | 7.26 |
 Mean ± SD |  | 5.25 ± 3.84 |  | 6.14 ± 6.05 |
Wet season | ||||
 April | 223.4 | 14.96 | 408.8 | 20.23 |
 May | 121.7 | 11.05 | 232.3 | 15.26 |
 June | 148.4 | 12.20 | 305.2 | 17.48 |
 July | 110.6 | 10.54 | 332.3 | 18.24 |
 August | 51.4 | 7.20 | 225.3 | 15.03 |
 September | 266.5 | 16.34 | 511.7 | 22.63 |
 Mean ± SD |  | 12.05 ± 3.28 |  | 18.15 ± 2.93 |
 Annual mean ± SD |  | 8.65 ± 4.92 |  | 12.14 ± 7.74 |