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Table 1

Results of different indices (see text for explanations) matching drought/famine episodes (x = matches: o = does not match; md = missing data)

		1957–58	1964–66	1972–74	1982–84	1987–88	1990	1999	2000	2002-03	2006	2009	2011	Total (%)
Dire Dawa	SPI	md	md	md	md	x	o	o	x	x	x	x	x	75
	Z	x	x	x	x	x	x	o	x	x	o	x	o	75
	Ai	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	md	md	83
	Rd	x	x	x	x	x	o	o	x	o	o	o	x	58
Haramaya	SPI	md	md	md	md	o	o	o	x	x	o	o	o	25
	Z	x	x	o	x	o	o	o	o	o	x	o	o	33
	Ai	md	md	o	o	o	o	o	md	o	md	o	md	0
	Rd	x	x	x	x	o	x	o	x	x	md	x	x	82
Dengego	SPI	md	md	md	md	x	x	o	o	x	o	o	x	50
	Z	md	md	md	x	x	o	o	o	x	md	o	x	50
	Ai	md	md	md	x	o	md	o	o	o	md	md	md	25
	Rd	md	md	md	x	md	o	o	x	o	x	x	x	63
Kulubi	SPI	md	md	md	md	x	o	o	o	o	x	x	x	50
	Z	md	md	md	o	x	o	x	o	x	o	x	o	44
	Rd	md	md	md	x	x	o	o	md	o	md	x	x	57
Combolcha	SPI	md	md	md	md	x	o	o	o	x	o	o	o	25
Combolcha	Z	md	md	md	md	x	o	o	o	x	o	x	o	43
Total match (%)		100	100	67	82	67	25	12	50	62	42	57	61

		1957–58	1964–66	1972–74	1982–84	1987–88	1990	1999	2000	2002-03	2006	2009	2011	Total (%)
Dire Dawa	SPI	md	md	md	md	x	o	o	x	x	x	x	x	75
	Z	x	x	x	x	x	x	o	x	x	o	x	o	75
	Ai	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	md	md	83
	Rd	x	x	x	x	x	o	o	x	o	o	o	x	58
Haramaya	SPI	md	md	md	md	o	o	o	x	x	o	o	o	25
	Z	x	x	o	x	o	o	o	o	o	x	o	o	33
	Ai	md	md	o	o	o	o	o	md	o	md	o	md	0
	Rd	x	x	x	x	o	x	o	x	x	md	x	x	82
Dengego	SPI	md	md	md	md	x	x	o	o	x	o	o	x	50
	Z	md	md	md	x	x	o	o	o	x	md	o	x	50
	Ai	md	md	md	x	o	md	o	o	o	md	md	md	25
	Rd	md	md	md	x	md	o	o	x	o	x	x	x	63
Kulubi	SPI	md	md	md	md	x	o	o	o	o	x	x	x	50
	Z	md	md	md	o	x	o	x	o	x	o	x	o	44
	Rd	md	md	md	x	x	o	o	md	o	md	x	x	57
Combolcha	SPI	md	md	md	md	x	o	o	o	x	o	o	o	25
Combolcha	Z	md	md	md	md	x	o	o	o	x	o	x	o	43
Total match (%)		100	100	67	82	67	25	12	50	62	42	57	61