Table 3 Statistical result of the collected meteorological data in SNUS and NTUS stations for three years (2010–2012).

From: Short-term rainfall forecast model based on the improved BP–NN algorithm

Data type

SNUS

NTUS

2010

2011

2012

2010

2011

2012

Total data (epoch)

105120

105120

105408

105120

105120

105408

Available data (epoch)

55622

92765

87030

92594

69946

87307

Missing data (epoch)

49498

12355

18378

12526

35174

18101

Vacancy rate (%)

47.09

11.75

17.43

11.91

33.46

17.17