Why the Increasing Trend of Summer Rainfall over North China Has Halted since the Mid-1990s

<div>Difference of summer rainfall by 1997–2016 mean minus 1979–1996 mean for (a) 160 stations and (b) GPCC. The shading indicates statistically significant difference at the 95% confidence level based on Student’s <i>t</i>-test. The box shows North China.</div>

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Figure 4: Why the Increasing Trend of Summer Rainfall over North China Has Halted since the Mid-1990s 