Table 4 The number of grid points at which rainfall, temperature and the SPEI were found to change significantly during different growing seasons for earliest (2010–2060) and last (2050–2100) periods for the RCP scenarios.

From: Projection of meteorological droughts in Nigeria during growing seasons under climate change scenarios

Crop

RCP

Period

Rainfall

Temperature

SPEI

+

̶

+

̶

+

̶

Rice (N)

2.6

2010–2060

24

15

308

288

  

2050–2100

2

14

312

294

 

4.5

2010–2060

2

13

323

321

  

2050–2100

28

4

323

306

 

8.5

2010–2060

0

60

323

323

  

2050–2100

18

8

323

323

Rice (S)

2.6

2010–2060

1

0

308

303

  

2050–2100

17

13

322

323

 

4.5

2010–2060

2

12

323

321

  

2050–2100

38

12

323

311

 

8.5

2010–2060

4

27

323

323

  

2050–2100

46

11

323

323

Corn (N)

2.6

2010–2060

30

14

309

293

  

2050–2100

2

24

318

322

 

4.5

2010–2060

6

6

323

320

  

2050–2100

34

5

323

318

 

8.5

2010–2060

2

19

323

323

  

2050–2100

35

22

323

323

Corn (S)

2.6

2010–2060

5

2

298

302

  

2050–2100

43

6

300

322

 

4.5

2010–2060

2

4

323

323

  

2050–2100

42

1

323

319

 

8.5

2010–2060

5

16

323

323

  

2050–2100

66

2

323

323