Climate Change Chart of cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Overview of climate changes

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall averaged across calendar months had an unweighted difference of +3.49 mm/day in the more recent period. This describes the average of monthly means, not monthly totals or a day-weighted annual amount. The largest monthly increase was in November, with a difference of +13.84 mm/day; the largest decrease was in October, at -0.31 mm/day.

Temperature changes

Monthly mean temperatures were higher overall in the more recent period, with an unweighted difference averaged across calendar months of +2.14 °C; this describes the average of the monthly means, not daytime highs or a uniform change in every month. The largest monthly increase was in December, where the difference was +4.10 °C.

Changes in rainfall

The unweighted mean difference in mean daily rainfall, averaged across calendar months, was -0.35 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period; this summarizes monthly means rather than a day-weighted annual average or monthly totals. The largest monthly decrease occurred in June, with a difference of -2.60 mm/day, while October had the largest monthly increase, at +1.31 mm/day.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months showed an unweighted difference of -0.47 hours/day in the more recent period; this is a summary of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average. Monthly differences varied: May recorded the largest decrease, at -1.39 hours/day, whereas the largest increase was in June, at +0.28 hours/day.