Abstract:
In this report, changes in the rainfall activity, minimum, maximum and mean temperatures have been studied on monthly as well as on seasonal basis during the monsoon season (July-September) 2009 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province of Pakistan. The data was collected from 12 meteorological observatories located in KPK. By comparing the monthly data of rainfall, minimum, maximum and mean temperatures for the monsoon months of the year 2009 with the climatic normal values of 1971-2000, it has been found that the rainfall was moderately below normal during the months of July and August. It was slightly below normal during September. As a whole, it remained moderately below normal during the monsoon season across the region due to the prevailing El Nino phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean. Consequently, scanty rainfall distribution during the season resulted in a bad crop conditions. The minimum temperature remained normal during the monsoon season throughout the region. The maximum temperature remained slightly above normal during the months of July and August and remained normal during the month of September. As a whole, it remained slightly above normal throughout the season across the region. Consequently, the mean temperature remained normal during the study period across the region.
Page(s):
43-67
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Meterology, Volume: 8, Issue: 16, Year: 2012