Climate Change Chart of Baguio, Philippines

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

The monthly mean temperature difference, averaged across calendar months, was an increase of +1.00 °C in the more recent period. This is a comparison of monthly averages, not daytime maximum temperatures or a measure of a continuous year-by-year trend. The largest monthly increase was in December, at a difference of +1.46 °C compared with the earlier reference period; this identifies the strongest increase among the supplied monthly differences, not a change shared by every month.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall, averaged across calendar months, had a difference of -1.56 mm/day in the more recent period. This describes the average of the monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or monthly rainfall total. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily rainfall occurred in June, with a difference of -7.09 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. In contrast, October had the largest monthly increase, a difference of +3.05 mm/day. These monthly extremes show that the direction and size of the difference varied by month; they do not describe every day.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, averaged across calendar months, had a difference of -0.22 hours/day in the more recent period. It is an average of monthly mean daily hours, rather than a day-weighted annual figure. The largest monthly decrease was in August, at a difference of -1.43 hours/day compared with the earlier reference period. The largest monthly increase, in June, was a difference of +0.77 hours/day; these are monthly comparisons, not descriptions of every day's sunshine.