Climatic variability and trend at Ranichauri (Uttarakhand)

Authors

  • R.G. UPADHYAY Department of Agrometeorology, College of Forestry, Ranichauri Campus-249 199
  • RAJEEV RANJAN Department of Agrometeorology, College of Forestry, Ranichauri Campus-249 199
  • PRAKASH SINGH NEGI Department of Agrometeorology, College of Forestry, Ranichauri Campus-249 199

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v17i2.1015

Keywords:

Temperature,, rainfall,, trend,, variabilty,, Ranichauri.

Abstract

The present analysis was carried out using the long term (1985-2013) meteorological data recorded at Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The results revealed that daily maximum temperature varied between 9.4 to 27.20C over 29 years, with annual increasing trend of 0.0130C per year, while the minimum temperature was found to decrease at rate of -0.0330C per year and fluctuated between 0.7 to 17.80C. The long term mean annual rainfall of Ranichauri is 1273.1±315.5 mm with CV of 24.8 % only, indicating that it is highly stable and dependable. The rising trend in the monsoon rain (June-September) at rate of 11.09mm per year was also observed during the study period. 

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Published

01-12-2015

How to Cite

R.G. UPADHYAY, RAJEEV RANJAN, & PRAKASH SINGH NEGI. (2015). Climatic variability and trend at Ranichauri (Uttarakhand). Journal of Agrometeorology, 17(2), 241–243. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v17i2.1015

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2015): December

Section

Research Paper

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