Changes in Temperature Trends and Extremes over Saudi Arabia for the Period 1978–2019

Figure 13

The annual cycle of the country-averaged warm and cold indices along with linear trends for the period 1978–2019. The percentile-based indices are TX10p, TX90p, TX95p, TX99p, TN10p, TN90p, TN95p, and TN99p, along with their differences for the warmer (2000–2019) and colder (1980–1999) periods. Solid red and blue lines represent the climatology for TX-indices and TN-indices, respectively. (a) TX; (b) TN.

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