Climate Change Chart of Agra, India

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of -0.71 °C between the reference periods; this is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly decrease was in May, with a difference of -3.18 °C. By contrast, August had the largest monthly increase, at +1.03 °C. These month-specific differences show that the aggregate mean does not describe every calendar month equally.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months had a difference of -0.18 mm/day between the periods. This unweighted comparison of monthly means describes the overall pattern across calendar months; it is not a comparison of monthly rainfall totals or a day-weighted annual average. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily rainfall occurred in August, with a difference of -2.07 mm/day. In June, the largest monthly increase was a difference of +0.79 mm/day, illustrating that the month-specific changes do not all follow the aggregate mean.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months shows a difference of -0.12 hours/day between the reference periods. This is an unweighted average of monthly means, rather than a day-weighted annual figure, and does not imply the same change in every month. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily sunshine was in May, at a difference of -1.03 hours/day. In August, mean daily sunshine instead recorded the largest monthly increase, a difference of +1.50 hours/day; these are monthly mean conditions, not descriptions of every day's sunshine.