Hungary Subnational Rainfall: Dekadal CHIRPS Precipitation and Anomalies

Dekadal rainfall indicators for Hungary are provided at the subnational level by the World Food Programme (WFP) using CHIRPS satellite imagery and CHIRPS-GEFS forecasts. The data includes 10-day, 1-month, and 3-month precipitation totals and anomalies for administrative units identified by Pcodes. Records are updated six times per month to transition from short-term forecasts to final validated observations.

Use Cases

• Monitoring agricultural drought by tracking the 3-month rainfall anomaly (r3q)
• Comparing current 10-day precipitation (rfh) against historical averages (rfh_avg) for climate trend analysis
• Evaluating the reliability of rainfall forecasts by filtering the type column for forecast vs final values

Strengths

• Includes 9 distinct rainfall and anomaly indicators
• Uses standardized WFP Pcode references for administrative units
• Provides pixel counts (n_pixels) used for each aggregation

Limitations

• Satellite-derived estimates may contain biases compared to local rain gauges
• Temporal resolution is fixed to 10-day dekads, preventing daily analysis

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) using CHIRPS and CHIRPS-GEFS data

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Updated approximately six times per month following the CHIRPS-GEFS publication cycle.

Geography

Hungary (subnational level)