Climate Change Chart of Park City, USA

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Monthly mean temperature was higher by a difference of +0.94 °C, averaged across calendar months; this unweighted comparison describes the set of monthly averages, not a day-weighted annual mean or daytime highs. The largest monthly increase was in June, at a difference of +2.09 °C, while the largest decrease was in October, at -0.98 °C.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall was higher by a difference of +0.21 mm/day, averaged across calendar months. The clearest monthly contrasts went in opposite directions: June had the largest decrease, a difference of -0.93 mm/day, while October had the largest increase, a difference of +1.10 mm/day. These are changes in daily averages, not monthly rainfall totals, and do not establish how often rain occurred.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration was lower by a difference of -0.20 hours/day, averaged across calendar months. The largest monthly increase occurred in June, at a difference of +1.29 hours/day, whereas the largest decrease was in April, at -1.06 hours/day; neither pair of monthly extremes describes every month.

Changes in snowfall

Snowfall also differed across the reference periods: mean daily snowfall was higher by a difference of +0.36 mm/day, averaged across calendar months. The largest increase was in April, at a difference of +2.85 mm/day, and the largest decrease was in March, at -1.72 mm/day. These daily averages are not monthly totals.