Albania Subnational Rainfall: 10-Day Indicators and Forecasts

Albania subnational rainfall indicators provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) include 10-day, 1-month, and 3-month precipitation metrics derived from CHIRPS satellite data and GEFS forecasts. The data is aggregated by administrative units and updated six times per month to transition from initial forecasts to final validated observations.

Use Cases

• Assessing drought severity using the rainfall anomaly columns (rfq, r1q, r3q)
• Agricultural planning based on 3-month rolling rainfall aggregations (r3h)
• Evaluating forecast reliability by comparing 'forecast' and 'final' entries in the type column

Strengths

• Standardized WFP Pcode references for administrative units
• Includes 1-month and 3-month rolling averages for trend analysis
• Provides data status tracking via the 'type' column to distinguish forecasts from final observations

Limitations

• Satellite-derived CHIRPS data may have biases compared to local station-only measurements in complex terrain
• Temporal resolution is limited to 10-day blocks rather than daily observations

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) via Climate Hazards Group (CHG)

Collection Method

Satellite imagery (CHIRPS v2) and insitu station data combined with CHIRPS-GEFS forecasts

Freshness

Updated six times per month following a specific publication cycle for forecasts and observations.

Geography

Albania (Subnational)