The objective of this paper was to study the homogeneity and the existence of trends in temporal distribution of rainfall for microregion of San Francisco in the State of Alagoas. The mean precipitation data used was divided in three climatological periods: 1931-1960, 1961-1990 and 1991-2011. For these time series the statistical tests of Pettitt-Mann-Kendal was applied and linear regression with the Student test for the slope of a line, respectively to identify the homogeneity and trend in the precipitation data. The temporal distribution of precipitation for the periods 1931-1960 and 1961-1990 did not show changes or trends, which were detected for the period of 1991-2011, with a significant trend of increased precipitation in seven months.
homogeneity; trend; abrupt change; climate change
