Climate Change Chart of St. Anton, Austria

Overview of climate changes

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall averaged across calendar months was higher by a difference of +5.86 mm/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a change in monthly snowfall totals. The largest monthly increase occurred in January, with a difference of +15.19 mm/day, while June had the largest decrease, a difference of -0.98 mm/day. The monthly differences show that the overall increase did not apply uniformly across months.

Temperature changes

Monthly mean temperature averaged across calendar months was higher by a difference of +2.82 °C in the more recent period; this unweighted mean summarizes the monthly means rather than day-weighted annual temperatures, and does not imply that every month warmed by the same amount. December had the largest monthly increase, a difference of +5.86 °C. These are changes in monthly means, not daytime maximum temperatures.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall averaged across calendar months was lower by a difference of -0.23 mm/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted summary of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a change in monthly rainfall totals. The monthly pattern included both directions: October had the largest increase, a difference of +0.77 mm/day, while November had the largest decrease, a difference of -0.84 mm/day. These comparisons describe mean daily amounts for those months, not every individual day.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months was lower by a difference of -0.19 hours/day in the more recent period; this unweighted summary of monthly means does not establish the same change in each month. The monthly extremes went in opposite directions: June recorded the largest increase, a difference of +0.49 hours/day, and May the largest decrease, a difference of -0.80 hours/day. These figures compare average daily sunshine duration, not sunshine totals for each month.