Daily rainfall totals for western Uganda, 1983-2019
Description
Western Uganda was divided into five rainfall regions in Diem et al. (2019), and daily rainfall totals for those regions are provided here. The data include unadjusted and adjusted versions of CHIRPS (Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Stations) and TAMSAT (Tropical Applications of Meteorology using SATellite and ground based observations) . Also included included is a geo-spatial file for the five rainfall regions. Diem, J. E., H. S. Sung, B. L. Konecky, M. W. Palace, J. Salerno, and J. Hartter, 2019: Rainfall characteristics and trends—and the role of Congo westerlies—in the western Uganda transition zone of equatorial Africa from 1983 to 2017. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 10712–10729, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD031243.