Climate variability analysis over the state of Himachal Pradesh, India
Longterm daily temperature and rainfall data (2000â2024) for thirty-five locations ranging from ~350 to >4000 m amsl were obtained from the NASA POWER database. The variability and trends in maximum, minimum temperature and rainfall were worked out by using different statistical tools and Mann-Kendal test
trend analysis. The mean annual maximum temperature of the state was 20.3°C (CV = 3.9%), declining from 27.4°C in the low hills to 7.2°C at high elevations, and
exhibited a consistent increasing trend, with comparatively higher warming rates at higher altitudes (~0.10°C yrâ»Âč) than in the lower (~0.01°C yrâ»Âč). Seasonal pooled
summer and monsoon maximum temperatures were 22.7°C and 25.5°C, respectively, both showing positive trends.
