The main objective of this study is to analyse the trends and
variability of extreme weather indices in the Boucle du Mouhoun region of
Burkina Faso. To this end, meteorological data for the period 1991 to 2021
were obtained from the National Meteorological Agency of Burkina Faso.
These meteorological data (rainfall, temperature) were integrated into the Rclimdex software to generate extreme climate indices (rainfall, temperature).
These data were then analysed by means of homogeneity tests (Pettitt and
von Neumann ratio), trend tests (Mann-Kendall, Sen's slope) and the
frequency of the return period of the extreme climate indices using XLSTAT
(Statistical Software for Excel) 2023. The study shows that the precipitation
indices are overall homogeneous (p-value ≥ 0.05) and that there is no
significance (p-value ≥ 0.05) for the trend of the extreme precipitation indices
from 1991 to 2021. Conversely, the temperature indices are not
homogeneous (p-value ≤ 0.05), and a significant upward trend was observed
for the maximum temperature index (p-value ≤ 0.05) and the minimum
temperature index (p-value ≤ 0.05). The extreme climate indices also show
considerable variability over the period 1991-2021. Moreover, the return
periods for the occurrence of extreme climate indices are shorter, ranging
from 0 to 10 years. It is therefore important that regional authorities in the
area develop strategies to consolidate water infrastructures and provide
financial support to producers, especially banana producers.