MXT and precipitation changes at selected weather stations in the LIB region
| Months | Lahore | Multan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean maximum temperature (MXT) °C | Mean maximum temperature (MXT) °C | |||||||
| 1953-1979 | 1980-2006 | Difference | p-value | 1953-1979 | 1980-2006 | Difference | p-value | |
| January | 19.36 | 19.3 | −0.06 | 0.43 | 20.55 | 20.58 | 0.03 | 0.46 |
| February | 22.26 | 22.34 | 0.08 | 0.44 | 23.31 | 23.59 | 0.28 | 0.31 |
| March | 27.69 | 27.00 | −0.69 | 0.09 | 28.88 | 28.43 | −0.44 | 0.22 |
| April | 34.17 | 34.03 | −0.14 | 0.40 | 35.17 | 35.8 | 0.63 | 0.15 |
| May | 38.8 | 38.9 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 40.22 | 41.06 | 0.84 | 0.10 |
| June | 40.71 | 39.59 | −1.12 | 0.001 | 42.31 | 42.23 | −0.08 | 0.40 |
| July | 36.29 | 35.76 | −0.53 | 0.11 | 39.34 | 39.14 | −0.21 | 0.28 |
| August | 35.14 | 34.92 | −0.23 | 0.21 | 38.13 | 37.60 | −0.53 | 0.03 |
| September | 34.77 | 34.92 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 37.2 | 36.74 | −0.46 | 0.06 |
| October | 32.84 | 32.44 | −0.4 | 0.16 | 34.67 | 34.09 | −0.58 | 0.08 |
| November | 27.11 | 27.54 | 0.43 | 0.08 | 28.45 | 28.66 | 0.21 | 0.27 |
| December | 21.49 | 21.9 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 22.85 | 23.00 | 0.15 | 0.36 |
| Mean precipitation (mm) | Mean precipitation (mm) | |||||||
| January | 24.86 | 24.95 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 8.13 | 7.85 | −0.28 | 0.46 |
| February | 19.12 | 33.96 | 14.83 | 0.04 | 9.04 | 12.89 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| March | 32.70 | 36.54 | 3.84 | 0.32 | 17.83 | 17.70 | −0.13 | 0.49 |
| April | 13.05 | 22.26 | 9.21 | 0.08 | 11.67 | 13.4 | 1.73 | 0.35 |
| May | 15.40 | 22.43 | 7.02 | 0.15 | 10.31 | 12.96 | 2.65 | 0.25 |
| June | 33.96 | 53.82 | 19.86 | 0.03 | 10.93 | 12.23 | 1.30 | 0.40 |
| July | 167.0 | 207.0 | 40.83 | 0.07 | 58.23 | 53.78 | −4.45 | 0.36 |
| August | 148.0 | 188.0 | 40.69 | 0.11 | 32.0 | 38.0 | 6.00 | 0.33 |
| September | 96.55 | 63.18 | −33.59 | 0.13 | 16.65 | 25.11 | 8.46 | 0.25 |
| October | 11.14 | 17.07 | 5.92 | 0.22 | 1.23 | 6.50 | 5.27 | 0.11 |
| November | 3.37 | 7.50 | 4.11 | 0.12 | 3.71 | 1.57 | −2.14 | 0.15 |
| December | 13.67 | 10.38 | −3.28 | 0.25 | 9.76 | 4.16 | −5.60 | 0.08 |
| Months | Lahore | Multan | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean maximum temperature (MXT) °C | Mean maximum temperature (MXT) °C | |||||||
| 1953-1979 | 1980-2006 | Difference | 1953-1979 | 1980-2006 | Difference | |||
| January | 19.36 | 19.3 | −0.06 | 0.43 | 20.55 | 20.58 | 0.03 | 0.46 |
| February | 22.26 | 22.34 | 0.08 | 0.44 | 23.31 | 23.59 | 0.28 | 0.31 |
| March | 27.69 | 27.00 | −0.69 | 0.09 | 28.88 | 28.43 | −0.44 | 0.22 |
| April | 34.17 | 34.03 | −0.14 | 0.40 | 35.17 | 35.8 | 0.63 | 0.15 |
| May | 38.8 | 38.9 | 0.10 | 0.44 | 40.22 | 41.06 | 0.84 | 0.10 |
| June | 40.71 | 39.59 | − | 42.31 | 42.23 | −0.08 | 0.40 | |
| July | 36.29 | 35.76 | −0.53 | 0.11 | 39.34 | 39.14 | −0.21 | 0.28 |
| August | 35.14 | 34.92 | −0.23 | 0.21 | 38.13 | 37.60 | − | |
| September | 34.77 | 34.92 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 37.2 | 36.74 | −0.46 | 0.06 |
| October | 32.84 | 32.44 | −0.4 | 0.16 | 34.67 | 34.09 | −0.58 | 0.08 |
| November | 27.11 | 27.54 | 0.43 | 0.08 | 28.45 | 28.66 | 0.21 | 0.27 |
| December | 21.49 | 21.9 | 0.42 | 0.18 | 22.85 | 23.00 | 0.15 | 0.36 |
| Mean precipitation (mm) | Mean precipitation (mm) | |||||||
| January | 24.86 | 24.95 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 8.13 | 7.85 | −0.28 | 0.46 |
| February | 19.12 | 33.96 | 9.04 | 12.89 | 3.85 | 0.15 | ||
| March | 32.70 | 36.54 | 3.84 | 0.32 | 17.83 | 17.70 | −0.13 | 0.49 |
| April | 13.05 | 22.26 | 9.21 | 0.08 | 11.67 | 13.4 | 1.73 | 0.35 |
| May | 15.40 | 22.43 | 7.02 | 0.15 | 10.31 | 12.96 | 2.65 | 0.25 |
| June | 33.96 | 53.82 | 10.93 | 12.23 | 1.30 | 0.40 | ||
| July | 167.0 | 207.0 | 40.83 | 0.07 | 58.23 | 53.78 | −4.45 | 0.36 |
| August | 148.0 | 188.0 | 40.69 | 0.11 | 32.0 | 38.0 | 6.00 | 0.33 |
| September | 96.55 | 63.18 | −33.59 | 0.13 | 16.65 | 25.11 | 8.46 | 0.25 |
| October | 11.14 | 17.07 | 5.92 | 0.22 | 1.23 | 6.50 | 5.27 | 0.11 |
| November | 3.37 | 7.50 | 4.11 | 0.12 | 3.71 | 1.57 | −2.14 | 0.15 |
| December | 13.67 | 10.38 | −3.28 | 0.25 | 9.76 | 4.16 | −5.60 | 0.08 |