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Trends in diurnal variation of surface air temperatures over India during hot weather (April–June) season

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  • P. Rohini

    (Ministry of Earth Sciences
    Savitribai Phule Pune University
    Climate Research and Services)

  • M. Rajeevan

    (Ministry of Earth Sciences
    Savitribai Phule Pune University)

  • V. K. Soni

    (Environment Monitoring and Research Center)

Abstract

The previous studies on temperature trends are based on temperatures observed at a fixed hour (maximum and minimum temperatures). In this study, trends in sub-daily (hourly) temperatures are examined using quality temperature data from 66 Indian stations spread over the country. The season April–May–June and the data period of 1975–2012 have been considered for this analysis. Analysis was made to see the differences in two phases, 1975–1993 and 1994–2012. Most parts of the country were warmer throughout the day during the period 1994–2012 compared to the earlier period 1975–1993. Increase in daytime temperatures over many stations in Central India is subdued due to the cooling effect caused by the increase in aerosol content. Turbidity has shown a significant increasing trend over central Indian station, and it is 0.06 per decade. A statistically significant (at the 5% significant level) warming trend in diurnal temperature is observed during night/early morning hours. Warm hours showed an increasing trend in all four homogenous regions with a significant increase over northwest India ~ 1.5 h per decade and northeast India ~ 2 h per decade. The increase in extreme temperature hours may lead to an increase in the duration of heat wave events in the future.

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  • P. Rohini & M. Rajeevan & V. K. Soni, 2022. "Trends in diurnal variation of surface air temperatures over India during hot weather (April–June) season," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 114(2), pages 1815-1827, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nathaz:v:114:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1007_s11069-022-05447-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11069-022-05447-z
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