Publication Name
Salween-Mekong basins 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 18 20
For how long does it rain? Rainy days in a year
How hot and how cold? Lowest minimum temperature
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
40 60 80
120 100 140 160 180 200
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
10
50
250
750
1500
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
When does it rain? Monthly averages for normal period, millimetres
When is it hot and when is it cold? Monthly average temperature, ºC
Max T
Min T
250
10 15 20 25 30
1960s mean 1990s mean
200
150
100
50
0 5
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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