Climate Change Chart of Jaipur, India

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, the difference in monthly mean temperature was +0.14 °C; this is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual figure or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The monthly contrasts were not uniform: September had the largest increase, a difference of +1.20 °C, while June had the largest decrease, a difference of -1.12 °C. These extrema describe the comparison between the two reference periods, not a continuous change between them.

Changes in rainfall

For mean daily rainfall, the difference averaged across calendar months was -0.08 mm/day, an unweighted mean of monthly comparisons rather than a day-weighted annual average; these daily means should not be read as monthly rainfall totals. The largest monthly increase occurred in June, with a difference of +1.09 mm/day, whereas August recorded the largest decrease, a difference of -2.60 mm/day. The overall mean therefore summarizes the monthly comparisons and does not imply that rainfall shifted in the same direction in every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months had a difference of -0.08 hours/day; this is an unweighted summary of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual measure. The monthly pattern included the largest increase in August, a difference of +1.54 hours/day, and the largest decrease in June, a difference of -1.13 hours/day. These monthly contrasts show why the small overall mean difference should not be taken to mean that every month's sunshine duration changed by the same amount or in the same direction.