Assessment of temperature and rainfall trends in Punjab province of Pakistan for the period 1961-2014
Keywords:
Mann-Kendall test; Sen's slope; TFPW; Temperature; Rainfall; Punjab.Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess trends in maximum and minimum temperatures and total monthly rainfall in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Non parametric Mann-Kendall and Sen's slope techniques were employed to find trend strength and magnitude. Serial correlation in data was removed by using TFPW (Trend Free Pre-Whitening) approach. Monthly data of maximum and minimum temperatures and total rainfall was obtained from Regional Meteorological Office (Lahore) for nine districts of Punjab for the period 1961- 2014. The maximum temperature showed a significant increasing trend at Rawalpindi and Faisalabad with a Sen Slope of 0.010°C /year, while significant increasing trends at eight stations were observed in minimum temperature on annual basis. All stations have experienced increasing trends in rainfall out of which only two stations have shown significant trend annually. Overall in Punjab, maximum temperature has shown a significant upward trend in spring (0.028°C /year) and downward trend in summer season (-0.013°C /year). While in minimum temperature, significant increasing trends were observed in all seasons excluding summer. A significant increasing trend in rainfall was observed in summer (1.79 mm/year), autumn and on annual basis (3.23mm/year). The results indicate that spring season is warming and the decreasing trend in summer temperature is caused by increasing trend of rainfall in the province.
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