Climate Change Chart of Chisinau, Moldova

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

The unweighted mean difference, averaged across calendar months, was an increase of +1.93 °C in monthly mean temperature in the more recent period; this summarizes monthly averages and is not a change in daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in January, with a difference of +4.71 °C in mean temperature compared with the earlier reference period.

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall, not monthly snowfall totals, had an unweighted mean difference of -0.13 mm/day averaged across calendar months, indicating a decrease in the more recent period. This aggregate does not describe every month individually. The largest monthly decrease was in February, with a difference of -2.14 mm/day in mean daily snowfall. In January, the largest increase was +1.16 mm/day, showing that monthly differences varied in direction.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration had an unweighted mean decrease of -0.16 hours/day when averaged across calendar months. This summarizes the monthly means, not daily conditions throughout the year. The largest monthly decrease was in January, with a difference of -0.82 hours/day in mean daily sunshine; the largest increase was in October, at +0.22 hours/day.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall, rather than monthly rainfall totals, had an unweighted mean increase of +0.18 mm/day averaged across calendar months. This overall comparison of monthly means does not mean every month was wetter. The largest monthly increase was in September, where mean daily rainfall showed a difference of +0.63 mm/day; by contrast, the largest decrease was in July, with a difference of -0.41 mm/day.