Climate Change Chart of Bayahibe, Dominican Republic

Overview of climate changes

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had a difference of -1.05 mm/day in the more recent period. This unweighted summary of monthly means describes daily amounts, not monthly rainfall totals, and does not imply the same shift in every month. The largest monthly decrease occurred in May, with a difference of -2.70 mm/day in mean daily rainfall. By contrast, November recorded the largest monthly increase, a difference of +0.55 mm/day; these are the two most pronounced directional monthly changes in the supplied facts.

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.67 °C in the more recent period; this is an unweighted average of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in June, with a difference of +1.00 °C. This identifies the strongest increase among the supplied monthly comparisons, rather than a change shared by every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, averaged across calendar months, had a difference of -0.05 hours/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted average of monthly means and should not be read as a uniform change across months. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily sunshine was in November, with a difference of -0.38 hours/day. The largest monthly increase came in May, at a difference of +0.30 hours/day, showing that the monthly comparisons did not all move in the same direction.