Cabo Verde Subnational Rainfall Indicators and Forecasts by Dekad

Dekadal rainfall indicators for Cabo Verde's subnational administrative units are provided by the World Food Programme using CHIRPS satellite imagery and CHIRPS-GEFS forecasts. The data includes 10-day, 1-month, and 3-month rainfall totals alongside long-term averages and percentage anomalies.

Use Cases

• Identifying drought stress by monitoring the rainfall anomaly percentage (rfq)
• Comparing current 3-month rolling rainfall (r3h) against the long-term average (r3h_avg) for seasonal analysis
• Distinguishing between predictive and observed weather patterns using the type column

Strengths

• Includes long-term averages (rfh_avg) for historical baseline comparison
• Provides data quality metadata through the n_pixels column
• Uses standardized WFP Pcode references for administrative units

Limitations

• Satellite-derived CHIRPS data may deviate from local rain gauge measurements
• Initial records are forecasts or preliminary and require replacement by final products for historical accuracy

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP)

Collection Method

Aggregated from Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS) satellite imagery and GEFS forecasts

Freshness

Updated multiple times per month with forecasts issued on the 6th, 16th, and 26th.

Geography

Cabo Verde