Climate Change Chart of Indore, India

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.51 °C in the more recent period. This is an unweighted mean of the monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average, and it does not imply that every month was warmer. The largest monthly increase was in November, with a difference of +1.57 °C; by contrast, January had the largest decrease, at -0.67 °C. These are changes in monthly mean temperature, not daytime maximum temperatures.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had a difference of -0.05 mm/day. This unweighted mean summarizes monthly means rather than day-weighted annual rainfall, and it should not be taken to mean that rainfall decreased in every month. The largest monthly increase in mean daily rainfall occurred in September, with a difference of +1.21 mm/day. In October, the largest monthly decrease was -0.61 mm/day. These are daily means, not monthly rainfall totals.

Changes in sunshine duration

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily sunshine duration was unchanged at the displayed precision, with a difference of 0.00 hours/day. This unweighted summary of monthly means does not establish that sunshine was unchanged in every month or beyond the displayed precision. Monthly differences varied: August had the largest increase in mean daily sunshine, at +0.61 hours/day, while June had the largest decrease, at -0.78 hours/day. These figures describe mean daily hours rather than total sunshine over a month.