Publication Name
Indus basin climate indicators – Rainfall
Temperature
Where is it hot and where is it cold? Average winter minimum temperature
How much does it rain? Rainfall intensity on a rainy day
Average summer maximum temperature
1981 – 2007
1951–1980
1981–2007
1981 – 2007
ºC
10
15 20 25 30
35
Millimetres per day
50 -5 -10 -15 -20
4 6 8 10 12 14 16
How hot and how cold? Lowest minimum temperature
For how long does it rain? Rainy days in a year
Highest maximum temperature
1951–1980
1981–2007
1981 – 2007
1981 – 2007
ºC
20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Number of rainy days
5 0 -5 -10 -15 -20 -25 -30 -35 -40
20 40 860
100 80 120 140
Where does it rain? Spatial distribution of rainfall, 1981–2007
Temperature changes Changes in temperature between the past (1951–1980) and recent period (1981–2007)
Winter
Summer
Lowest minimum
Highest maximum
Millimetres
ºC
25
100 75 200
500
1000
2000
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
10
50
250
750
1500
Max T
When does it rain? Monthly averages for normal period, millimetres
When is it hot and when is it cold? Monthly average temperature, ºC
Min T
80
40
Upper basin
Lower basin
1960s mean 1990s mean
30
60
20
40
10
20
0
-10
0
January
March
May
July
September
November
January
March
May
July
September
November
February
April
June
August
October
December
February
April
June
August
October
December
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