Climate Change Chart of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +1.17 °C in the more recent period; this is an unweighted mean of the monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase was in November, with a difference of +1.61 °C compared with the earlier reference period. This identifies the strongest reported monthly increase, not a uniform change across all months or a continuous trend.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall had a difference of +0.94 mm/day; this is an unweighted mean of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average, and it describes daily amounts rather than monthly totals. The largest monthly increase occurred in August, with a difference of +6.34 mm/day in mean daily rainfall. The largest monthly decrease was in June, at a difference of -1.42 mm/day. These are contrasting month-specific differences, not evidence that every month followed either pattern.

Changes in sunshine duration

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily sunshine duration had a difference of -0.28 hours/day. This unweighted mean summarizes the monthly averages and does not imply the same change in every month. Monthly differences varied in direction: the largest increase was in June, at +0.70 hours/day, while the largest decrease was in August, at -0.73 hours/day. These refer to mean daily sunshine hours in the specified months, rather than a continuous change between the reference periods.