Climate Change Chart of Majorca, Spain

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.65 °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 highs. The largest monthly increase was in July, at a difference of +1.21 °C. That identifies the strongest increase among the supplied monthly changes, rather than implying the same change in every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, averaged across calendar months, had a difference of -0.33 hours/day compared with the earlier period. This unweighted mean summarizes the monthly averages; it does not describe daily variability or imply an identical shift in every month. The largest monthly decrease occurred in April, at a difference of -0.64 hours/day, whereas the largest increase was in January, at a difference of +0.13 hours/day. The monthly extremes therefore point to contrasting changes rather than a consistent direction throughout the calendar.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months shows a difference of +0.24 mm/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a change in monthly rainfall totals, and it does not mean every month became wetter. The largest monthly increase was in September, with a difference of +0.93 mm/day, while the largest decrease was in December, with a difference of -0.57 mm/day. These opposing monthly changes show why the overall mean should not be read as a uniform pattern across the calendar.

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall averaged across calendar months had a difference of +0.01 mm/day in the more recent reference period. This is an unweighted mean of monthly means, not a monthly total, and its small aggregate difference should not be taken to mean that snowfall was absent or unchanged in every month. The largest monthly increase was in February, at a difference of +0.32 mm/day, while the largest decrease was in January, at a difference of -0.19 mm/day. These month-specific differences describe recorded snowfall averages and do not establish a change in every daily observation.