Five Decadal Trends in Averages and Extremes of Rainfall and Temperature in Sri Lanka

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Decade</td><td class="align_center">Trend slopes (mm/decade)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1961–1970</td><td class="align_center">−2.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1971–1980</td><td class="align_center">−2.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1981–1990</td><td class="align_center">−0.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1991–2000</td><td class="align_center">−0.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2001–2010</td><td class="align_center">+0.6</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Decadal changes in rainfall of Sri Lanka during 1961–2010.</div>

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Table 3: Five Decadal Trends in Averages and Extremes of Rainfall and Temperature in Sri Lanka 