The Use Of Standardized Precipitation Index (spi) For Drought Intensity Assessment In North-eastern Nigeria
This paper examines the use of standardized precipitation index (SPI) for drought intensity assessment in north-eastern Nigeria with a view to evaluate whether SPI can serve as better indices for drought assessment in North-Eastern Nigeria. Adopting descriptive statistics and SPI computation to drought situations and comparison of SPI with actual rainfall and rainfall deviation from normal in seven selected station