Climate Change Chart of Kuantan, Malaysia

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature shows a difference of +0.86 °C in the more recent period. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average, and monthly mean temperature should not be read as a daytime maximum. The largest monthly increase in the supplied comparison occurred in May, with a difference of +1.02 °C. That identifies the strongest reported monthly increase; it does not imply the same change in every month or describe a continuous trend.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall has a difference of +2.07 mm/day compared with the earlier reference period. This is an unweighted mean across calendar-month means, not a day-weighted annual average, and the figures describe daily amounts rather than monthly totals. The largest monthly increase was in December, where mean daily rainfall had a difference of +6.81 mm/day. By contrast, the largest monthly decrease was in March, with a difference of -0.95 mm/day. These are monthly comparisons, so neither represents the change in every month.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration averaged across calendar months shows a difference of -0.61 hours/day in the more recent period. This unweighted comparison of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual average. Monthly differences were not uniform: the largest increase was in March, at +0.19 hours/day, while the largest decrease was in November, at -1.43 hours/day. These extrema describe the reported monthly comparisons, not a continuous change between the reference periods.