**5. Conclusion**

This study's findings indicate that there is no consistent increase in the occurrence of droughts in the study area and period considered. Years of drought alternated with those of wet years in all the stations and sub-areas of study. This indicates that drought and its variability are a part of the climate of the area. The fact that the intensity of the drought remained between mild and moderate and did not become worse throughout the study period indicates that there was no permanent shift towards drought that can suggest a change in the climate of the area. Also, the changes observed in the temperature of the study area (both increases and decreases) were not significant to conclude that global warming with the attendant climate change is underway. To ascertain the true situation of the state of the climate in the study area, rainfall and temperature data, and where possible, of other climatic variables such as wind, insolation and relative humidity of several more years and decades would be required.

*Meteorological Drought and Temperature in Sudano-Sahelian Region of Nigeria… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100108*
