Monthly Mean Temperature Data

Raw Data relative to Expected Monthly Means

Difference from Regional Expectation

Breakpoint Adjusted Annual Average Comparison

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Raw monthly anomalies2.94
After quality control3.59
After breakpoint alignment3.42
Regional expectation during same months3.37 ± 0.44
National average during same months 4.26 ± 0.25
Global land average during same months 2.51 ± 0.11

Regional Consistency

Comparison of monthly mean station data to regional expectation

Typical Difference
(°C, 95% range)
Correlation
(R value)
Raw Monthly Anomalies ± 2.9 0.90
After Quality Control ± 1.6 0.97
After Breakpoint Adjustment ± 1.6 0.97

Quality Control Summary

Months missing 10 or more days 80
Serially repeated daily or monthly values 39
Extreme local outliers 3
Regional climatology outliers 3
Abrupt jumps 0
Marked as bad or manually changed by source 0
Exceeds global climatological range 0
Isolated observations 7
Frame shift repetitions 0
TMAX / TMIN inconsistency 1
TAVG outside TMAX / TMIN range 1
Total Observations Rejected by Quality Control 80

Station ID Codes

GHCNDRSM00029481
GSOD294810-99999
USAF294810
WMO29481

ID codes may be repeated if the identification of the station changed during its history or if two different records were found to contain the same data, in which case the records would be merged.