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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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