Table 7 Model performance metrics for maximum temperature (\(^\circ\)C) and total rainfall (mm) across different blocks.

From: A systematic approach to modeling monthly maximum temperature and total rainfall in Kenya

Models

Blocks

Maximum temperature

Total rainfall

LogLikelihood

AIC

BIC

n

LogLikelihood

AIC

BIC

n

1

Annual

− 84.807

175.613

182.485

73

− 374.640

755.281

762.152

73

2

Quarterly

− 456.207

918.413

929.444

292

− 1519.203

3044.407

3055.437

292

3

Monthly

− 1446.151

2898.303

2912.629

876

− 4353.937

8713.874

8728.200

876

4

5-Year

− 13.415

32.830

34.747

14

− 70.493

146.985

148.902

14

5

10-Year

− 6.223

18.446

18.284

7

− 34.203

74.406

74.244

7

6

12-Month moving average

− 1420.455

2846.911

2861.199

865

− 4295.304

8596.607

8610.895

865

7

Event-based

− 5.382

16.764

21.977

42

− 195.366

396.732

402.085

44

8

Semi-annual

− 210.050

426.100

435.051

146

− 758.480

1522.961

1531.911

146

9

Seasons

− 480.508

967.016

978.046

292

− 1507.363

3020.726

3031.756

292