Climate Change Chart of Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russian Federation

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Monthly mean temperature was higher by a difference of +2.08 °C averaged across calendar months in the more recent period. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average, and it does not mean that every month was warmer. The largest monthly increase was in December, with a difference of +3.94 °C compared with the earlier reference period. These are monthly mean temperatures, not daytime maximum temperatures.

Changes in rainfall

Mean daily rainfall decreased by a difference of -0.18 mm/day averaged across calendar months. This unweighted mean of monthly means is not a day-weighted annual average, and it should not be read as a decrease in every month. The largest monthly decrease was in July, a difference of -1.09 mm/day; by contrast, the largest increase was in October, at +0.31 mm/day. These figures describe mean daily rainfall, not monthly totals, and show how month-specific differences can vary around the overall mean.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration increased by a difference of +0.07 hours/day averaged across calendar months. This is an unweighted mean of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average, so it does not imply longer sunshine duration in every month. The largest monthly increase was in July, with a difference of +1.58 hours/day; the largest decrease was in February, at -0.86 hours/day. Both are differences in mean daily hours, giving a month-by-month contrast rather than a continuous trend.

Changes in snowfall

Mean daily snowfall decreased by a difference of -0.01 mm/day averaged across calendar months. This is an unweighted comparison of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average; the small mean difference does not establish that snowfall was absent or unchanged in individual months. The largest monthly decrease was in March, with a difference of -1.13 mm/day, while the largest increase was in January, at +1.11 mm/day. These are mean daily snowfall differences, not monthly totals, and illustrate month-specific changes that the overall mean alone does not show.