Climate Change Chart of Cordova, Spain

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

The monthly mean temperature difference, averaged across calendar months, was an increase of +1.02 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this is an unweighted mean of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in May, with a difference of +2.04 °C. This identifies the strongest increase among the reported monthly differences, rather than describing every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, averaged across calendar months, had a difference of -0.12 hours/day in the more recent period. This unweighted average of monthly means does not imply the same change in each month. The largest monthly decrease was in April, at -0.61 hours/day, while January recorded the largest increase, a difference of +0.26 hours/day. These monthly comparisons describe mean daily sunshine hours rather than total sunshine across a month.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall, averaged across calendar months, showed an increase of +0.13 mm/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a change in annual rainfall totals or a description of every month. The largest monthly increase occurred in March, at +0.85 mm/day. By contrast, January / February had the largest monthly decrease, with a difference of -0.56 mm/day; these are changes in mean daily rainfall, not monthly totals.

Changes in snowfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily snowfall had a difference of 0.00 mm/day at the displayed precision. This rounded mean does not establish that snowfall was absent or that every month's value was unchanged. The largest monthly increase was in February, with a difference of +0.04 mm/day, while the largest decrease was in January, at -0.04 mm/day. These are differences in mean daily snowfall, not monthly snowfall totals.