Publication Name
HKH climate indicators – Rainfall
Temperature
How much does it rain? Intensity of rainfall on a rainy day
Where is it hot and where is it cold? Average winter minimum temperature
Average summer maximum temperature
1981–2007
1981–2007
1951–1980
1981–2007
ºC
Millimetres per day, average
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
50 -5 -10 -15 -20
35 40 10 15 20 25 30
For how long does it rain? Rainy days in a year for two periods
How hot and how cold? Lowest minimum temperature
Highest maximum temperature
1981–2007
1981–2007
1951–1980
1981–2007
ºC
Number of rainy days
5 10 15 0 -5 -10 -15 -20 -25 -30 -35 -40 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
40 60 80
120 100 140 160 180 200
Temperature changes Changes in temperature between the past (1951–1980) and recent period (1981–2007)
Where does it rain? Spatial distribution of rainfall, 1981–2007
Highest maximum
Lowest minimum
Winter
Summer
Millimetres
ºC
20
100
500
1000
2000
-3
-2 -1 0 1 2 3
10
50
250
750
1500
2500
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