Surface air temperature trends in Kathmandu Valley for 2011-2017

Authors

  • A. Thapa Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur
  • A Silwal Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur
  • S P Gautam Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur
  • C K. Nepal Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur
  • S. Bhattarai Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur
  • D Timsina Patan Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/bibechana.v18i2.29495

Keywords:

Air Temperature, DHM, Climate Change, Precipitation, Rainfail

Abstract

In this study, we reviewed the maximum and minimum temperature trends of the Kathmandu valley over the period of 2011-2017. In addition, the average monthly temperature trends were studied annually for the same period, with the data made available from the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) of Nepal. The annual temperature trended in the same direction, with winter temperatures being lower and summer temperatures being higher. The annual average minimum and maximum air temperature trends were found to be slightly rising at 0.097˚C/year and 0.04˚C/year, respectively. The mean air temperature in Kathmandu valley is increasing at a rate of 0.06 degrees Celsius per year, with 2016 being the warmest year and 2012 being the least warm, with annual mean temperatures of 19.82˚C and 19.32˚C, respectively. The temperature difference is much smaller in the summer (less than ~12˚C) than in the winter. 

BIBECHANA 18 (2) (2021) 95-104

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Published

2021-05-17

How to Cite

Thapa, A., Silwal, A., Gautam, S. P., Nepal, C. K., Bhattarai, S., & Timsina, D. (2021). Surface air temperature trends in Kathmandu Valley for 2011-2017. BIBECHANA, 18(2), 95–104. https://doi.org/10.3126/bibechana.v18i2.29495

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Research Articles

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