a significant trendp < 0.001
On running the Mann-Kendall test on temperature and rainfall data, the null hypothesis (H 0 ) of “no trend present” is tested against the alternative hypothesis (H 0 ) of “trend present.” The results from the test show that there exists a significant trend in the Minimum Temperature (p < 0.001) whilst the behavior of Maximum Temperature (p < 0.281) and Rainfall (p < 0.068) recorded over the period shows no significant trend (see Table 4 ). 4 Discussion 4.1 Land use change analysis To fully appreciate the degree of cover changes over the 30 years, the annual rate of change was used ( Eq.