Tutorial 1: RAINFALL AND EVAPORATION ANALYSIS

TABLE 1. RAINFALL DATA FOR LONG RAINS PERIOD OF MARCH TO MAY and
SHORT RAINS OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2002
THE METEOROLOGICAL DEPT
DAGORETTI CORNER STATION
DATE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

DAILY AMOUNTS in mm
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
TR
TR
19.2
8.4
1.3
16.4
40.9
0
0.4
1.3
0
30.5
0
0
0.5
8.5
0
2.3
0
0
16.8
0
0
1.3
14.6
0
4.6
11.7
0
6.6
TR
TR
1.8
1.3
3.4
15.6
0
0
0.8
0
TR
0
0
8.9
0
0.7
17.0
0
0
1.9
16.1
0
0.1
TR
0.8
0.5
TR
0.3
15.1
7.9
0
0.7
2.1
0
28.5
TR
0.3
4.2
0
0.3
1.1
0
0
2.7
0
1.2
0
TR
0
0
0
0
12.0
TR
0
18.3
0
0
86.6
0
0
0

OCTOBER NOVEMBER
0.5
24.7
0.3
1
0.4
4.8
2.2
33
TR
9.9
18.7
1.9
2.1
0
TR
0
0.6
2
0
TR
0
TR
0
19.6
0
24.3
0
10.2
0
4.5
0
TR
0
0
0
TR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.3
0
2.4
0
0
0
1.1
0
11
0
0.5
5.8
3.5
0
0
0
0
4

NB: TR REFERS TO ANY RAINFALL AMOUNT LESS THAN 0.1 MM

All solutions MUST be done using an excel spread sheet.

DECEMBER
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.8
0
2.7
1.4
0.6
4.6
TR
0
0.2
2.5
0.5
TR
0
0
TR
0
0
0
0
0
0

1. Sketch, label and describe the tilting siphon and the tipping bucket rain gauges.
2. In a pan measurement study the results presented in table2 were used to estimate
the
weekly
45
evaporation
for
the
catchment,
determine its
value
.

Table 2
Date
Rainfall (mm)
Hook gauge (mm)
35
3.
data

1st
0
20

2nd
2.3
21.1

3rd
0
20.1
65

the
a.
b.
c.

d.
55

4th
8.9
27.4

5th
12.7
39.4
40

6th
0
37.6

7th
0
35.3

Using the
in Table 1,
determine
following;
Average
monthly
rainfalls
Total
monthly
rainfalls.
Plot the
rainfall
hyetograph
for the
station.
Plot the
cumulative
rainfall for

the two seasons.

4. For the catchment in figure 1 compare the value of the average rainfall using the
Arithmetic mean, Thiessen Polygon, and the Isohyetal Methods.
Figure 1- All rainfall in mm; grid 1km by 1km