Identifying the climate profile of an area is essential for effective water resource management, agricultural planning and disaster preparedness. This study focuses on characterizing rainfall patterns and identifying the variability of Jeldu woreda in Oromia, Ethiopia. Previously and recently, little study tried to show the woreda profile, which did not bases on station data properly. Forty years (1981-2020) of stations’ rainfall and temperature data were utilized. The study area had natural forest, highland and mid land with varying topography. Based on the annual rainfall cycle, the woreda had bi-modal rainfall types, with the peak of the year being July. Statistical methods and python script were applied to identify the climate profile. The results show that main rainy seasonal rainfall starts on average from 12-14 June and ceases averagely around 10-15 October. During second rainy period, the rain starts from 25 February to 10 March. The mean annual rainfall of woreda is 1395.1 mm, and the average maximum temperature is 19.5°. Kiremt contributes the highest percent, which is more than 64 % of the annual total rainfall. The 1987 and 2015 were the driest years, and 1996 and 2010 is the wettest during kiremt, 1987 and 2010 the wettest, and 1999 and 2015 the driest during Belg. Seasonal rainfall had a regular to moderate precipitation concentration over woreda. Identifying the causes of unseasonal rainfall that happened during dry season over the study area can help to decrease weather hazard during the season.
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Wami, A. H., Balcha, G. D., Game, A. T. (2024). Climate Profile Over Jeldu Woreda of West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Science Discovery, 12(5), 114-121. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sd.20241205.12
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Forecast and Early Warning, East and Central Oromia Meteorology Service Centre, Adama, Ethiopia
Data and Climatology, East and Central Oromia Meteorology Service Centre, Adama, Ethiopia
Forecast and Early Warning, Ethiopian Meteorology Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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