Variation of temperature and rainfall at Patna

Authors

  • VIVEKANAND SINGH
  • ANSHUMAN SINGH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v68i1.445

Keywords:

Monsoon pattern, Rainfall pattern, Climate change

Abstract

In this paper, the variation of temperature and rainfall at Patna are analysed using simple non-parametric tests. The trends in the annual maximum and minimum daily temperatures, annual rainfall, annual maximum daily rainfall, number of rainy days in a year, the annual average rainfall per rainy day and the ratio of maximum to average rainfall per rainy day at Patna have been examined. Tends in total monthly rainfall, Highest daily rainfall in a month and number of rainy days in a month have also been determined for every month in a year. The monthly trends of data using simple Mann-Kendall test indicated statistically significant changes in rainfall pattern for the city.

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Published

01-01-2017

How to Cite

[1]
V. . SINGH and A. . SINGH, “Variation of temperature and rainfall at Patna ”, MAUSAM, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 161–168, Jan. 2017.

Issue

Vol. 68 No. 1 (2017): MAUSAM

Section

Shorter Contribution

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