Research Article

Climatology Definition of the Myanmar Southwest Monsoon (MSwM): Change Point Index (CPI)

Table 2

Composite of year-wise onset and withdrawal dates, season length of southwest monsoon over Myanmar as determined by the MSwM index and the DMH index, Myanmar.

YearsOnsetWithdrawalSeason length
MSwMDMHMSwMDMHMSwMDMH

1991151146272270122125
1992135137265275130139
1993134140275285142146
1994144133279276136144
1995132135273276142142
1996127144260276134133
1997132143278251148109
1998137141274268139128
1999138130282273145144
2000130134276265147132
2001122140265275144136
2002129147271273143127
2003131137277268147132
2004129133273266144134
2005145143276249132107
2006134137283274150138
2007125134286282162149
2008128132277275150144
2009138137286281149145
2010138139278272141134
2011140142280283141142
2012130139280285151147
2013136137275286141150
2014131138274287144150
2015134137285286152150
2016137141291287155147
2017150136299286150151
2018141145283278143134
2019137144273270137127
2020142140297292156153