Climate change and summer monsoons in India

Summer monsoon activity (June–September) in central India has changed significantly in the past 50 years. The extremes have increased.

Central India (74.5°E–86.5°E; 16.5°N–26.5°N)

1. Variability of daily rainfall anomalies in the summer monsoon Broken line: Linear trend.
2. Number of heavy rainfall events per day (at least 100 mm/day) Broken line: Linear trend.
3. Number of extreme rainfall events per day (at least 150 mm/day) Broken line: Linear trend.
4. Number of moderate rainfall events per day (between 5 and 100 mm/day) Broken line: Linear trend.

Source: Goswami, B. N. et al. (2006), Science 314