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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