Yorkshire & Humber Climate Change Adaptation

earwig results - average seasonal rainfall

Average Seasonal Rainfall (mm/year)
Winter is the only season that records an increase in the average monthly rainfall from the baseline data. This is an increase of approximately 15%. Spring changes are relatively small with an average -1% decrease in rainfall. However, summer records a relative change of rainfall up to 25%. This is smaller in the upland areas recording a 22% change.

Spring Average Rainfall The arithmetically averaged monthly rainfall recorded during March, April and May in mm.
Location	Baseline (mm)		2050s (mm)		Absolute Change (mm)	Relative Change (%)
Location	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation
1	49.2	15.1	48.5	15.7	-0.7	-1.4
2	81.4	21.0	80.4	22.3	-1.0	-1.2
3	68.5	18.7	69.3	19.2	+0.9	+1.3
4	50.0	13.2	50.1	13.5	+0.0	+0.0
5	45.7	11.9	44.6	12.0	-1.1	-2.5
6	53.0	14.4	51.7	13.5	-1.3	-2.4
7	48.5	13.1	48.4	13.2	-0.1	-0.2
8	58.7	16.3	57.1	16.0	-1.6	-2.8

Summer Average Rainfall The arithmetically averaged monthly rainfall recorded during June, July and August in mm.
Location	Baseline (mm)		2050s (mm)		Absolute Change (mm)	Relative Change (%)
Location	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation
1	55.7	15.9	41.6	13.5	-14.1	-25.3
2	71.5	18.1	55.5	16.1	-16.0	-22.4
3	69.8	19.1	53.8	16.5	-16.0	-22.9
4	55.8	16.7	43.2	15.3	-12.5	-22.5
5	54.0	15.9	40.2	13.6	-13.8	-25.6
6	54.0	15.9	41.2	14.5	-12.8	-23.7
7	55.3	15.7	41.8	14.9	-13.5	-24.4
8	57.3	18.0	42.9	17.4	-14.3	-25.0

Autumn Average Rainfall The arithmetically averaged monthly rainfall recorded during September, October and November in mm.
Location	Baseline (mm)		2050s (mm)		Absolute Change (mm)	Relative Change (%)
Location	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation
1	59.1	17.3	54.7	15.7	-4.4	-7.5
2	111.9	27.5	107.7	26.7	-4.1	-3.7
3	90.6	23.5	84.0	23.5	-6.7	-7.4
4	65.5	18.4	60.6	18.0	-5.0	-7.6
5	55.9	14.4	51.2	13.6	-4.7	-8.4
6	64.4	16.7	59.4	17.3	-5.0	-7.8
7	59.4	16.1	56.1	16.2	-3.3	-5.6
8	69.1	18.2	64.6	18.1	-4.5	-6.6

Winter Average Rainfall The arithmetically averaged monthly rainfall recorded during December, January and February in mm.
Location	Baseline (mm)		2050s (mm)		Absolute Change (mm)	Relative Change (%)
Location	Mean	Standard Deviation	Mean	Standard Deviation
1	55.9	13.8	64.3	16.3	+8.4	+15.0
2	128.3	31.2	143.7	32.9	+15.4	+12.0
3	87.8	18.9	101.6	21.2	+13.8	+15.7
4	58.3	13.5	67.7	15.1	+9.4	+16.1
5	51.2	13.2	58.9	14.0	+7.7	+15.1
6	61.9	16.6	71.0	16.6	+9.0	+14.6
7	54.9	14.2	64.3	15.3	+9.4	+17.2
8	72.0	17.9	82.0	18.5	+10.0	+14.0

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