Climate Change Chart of Faridabad, India

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, the difference in monthly mean temperature was -0.86 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this unweighted comparison of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual average, and monthly means do not represent daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly decrease was in May, with a difference of -3.60 °C. By contrast, August recorded the largest monthly increase, at a difference of +1.01 °C. These identify the strongest reported month-specific changes, rather than describing every month or a continuous trend.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had a difference of -0.07 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This is an unweighted average of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average, and the figures describe mean daily amounts rather than monthly rainfall totals. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily rainfall was in August, with a difference of -2.24 mm/day; May had the largest monthly increase, at a difference of +0.80 mm/day. These month-specific changes show that the overall mean difference does not describe the change in every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily sunshine duration had a difference of -0.11 hours/day compared with the earlier reference period. This unweighted comparison of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual average; the measure is mean daily sunshine duration. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily sunshine was in May, with a difference of -0.96 hours/day. In August, the largest monthly increase was a difference of +1.26 hours/day. These are the most pronounced reported month-specific changes, not a description of every month or evidence of a continuous trend.