Research Article
Climatic Variation at Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, India
Table 2
Climatology and Δ of maximum temperature, minimum temperature, mean daily temperature, mean range in temperature, and monthly rainfall.
| Month | Maximum temperature °C | Minimum temperature °C | Mean daily temperature °C | Mean range in temperature °C | Monthly rainfall mm | 1964–1993 | 1979–2008 | Δ | 1964–1993 | 1979–2008 | Δ | 1964–1993 | 1979–2008 | Δ | 1964–1993 | 1979–2008 | Δ | 1964–1993 | 1979–2008 | Δ |
| JAN | 32.59 | 32.76 | +0.17 | 21.30 | 21.58 | +0.28 | 26.94 | 27.16 | +0.22 | 11.29 | 11.17 | −0.12 | 11.80 | 11.10 | −0.70 | FEB | 33.12 | 33.32 | +0.20 | 21.89 | 22.42 | +0.53 | 27.51 | 27.87 | +0.36 | 11.24 | 10.91 | −0.33 | 16.20 | 16.40 | +0.20 | MAR | 33.84 | 34.07 | +0.23 | 23.75 | 24.13 | +0.38 | 28.78 | 29.09 | +0.31 | 10.06 | 9.92 | −0.14 | 33.20 | 34.80 | +1.60 | APR | 34.25 | 34.41 | +0.16 | 25.24 | 25.51 | +0.27 | 29.76 | 29.95 | +0.19 | 9.05 | 8.88 | −0.17 | 104.10 | 99.40 | −4.70 | MAY | 33.03 | 33.46 | +0.43 | 25.14 | 25.50 | +0.36 | 29.12 | 29.48 | +0.36 | 7.97 | 7.96 | −0.01 | 179.20 | 165.80 | −13.40 | JUN | 30.36 | 30.71 | +0.35 | 23.99 | 24.36 | +0.37 | 27.20 | 27.53 | +0.33 | 6.43 | 6.35 | −0.08 | 292.70 | 272.20 | −20.50 | JUL | 29.38 | 29.48 | +0.10 | 23.36 | 23.79 | +0.43 | 26.38 | 26.63 | +0.25 | 6.03 | 5.68 | −0.35 | 203.00 | 181.30 | −21.70 | AUG | 29.27 | 29.60 | +0.33 | 23.39 | 23.80 | +0.41 | 26.35 | 26.70 | +0.35 | 5.92 | 5.79 | −0.13 | 141.50 | 120.90 | −20.60 | SEP | 30.34 | 30.70 | +0.36 | 23.68 | 24.00 | +0.32 | 27.04 | 27.34 | +0.30 | 6.71 | 6.67 | −0.04 | 158.20 | 171.00 | +12.80 | OCT | 31.19 | 31.53 | +0.34 | 23.74 | 24.04 | +0.30 | 27.50 | 27.76 | +0.26 | 7.53 | 7.44 | −0.09 | 204.90 | 241.40 | +36.50 | NOV | 31.76 | 31.77 | +0.01 | 23.21 | 23.57 | +0.36 | 27.48 | 27.67 | +0.19 | 8.53 | 8.20 | −0.33 | 166.80 | 170.70 | +3.90 | DEC | 32.30 | 32.56 | +0.26 | 22.44 | 22.44 | +0.00 | 27.35 | 27.50 | +0.15 | 9.83 | 10.11 | +0.28 | 66.60 | 53.70 | −12.90 |
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DEC, JAN, and FEB: winter; MAR, APR, and MAY: summer; JUN, JUL, AUG, and SEP: SW monsoon; OCT, NOV: NE monsoon.
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