Local Climate Change: 5.63 N, 80.72 E
Country: | Sri Lanka |
Latitude: | 5.6266 N |
Longitude: | 80.7175 E |
Nearby Cities: | Galle, Matara, Weligama, Hambantota |
Climate Stripes
Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )
Since: | 1760 | 1810 | 1860 | 1910 | 1960 | 1990 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Current Location | - | 0.68 ± 0.16 |
0.67 ± 0.20 |
0.80 ± 0.15 |
1.48 ± 0.31 |
1.82 ± 0.61 |
Sri Lanka | - | 0.67 ± 0.16 |
0.65 ± 0.20 |
0.80 ± 0.12 |
1.37 ± 0.28 |
1.65 ± 0.59 |
Southern Asia | - | 0.73 ± 0.19 |
0.80 ± 0.18 |
1.16 ± 0.12 |
2.29 ± 0.25 |
3.70 ± 0.38 |
Asia | - | 0.82 ± 0.18 |
1.00 ± 0.15 |
1.35 ± 0.09 |
2.57 ± 0.24 |
3.13 ± 0.25 |
Northern Hemisphere | - | 0.79 ± 0.16 |
0.96 ± 0.10 |
1.19 ± 0.05 |
2.56 ± 0.20 |
3.56 ± 0.20 |
Global Land | 0.43 ± 0.18 |
0.79 ± 0.13 |
0.91 ± 0.08 |
1.11 ± 0.03 |
2.16 ± 0.11 |
2.78 ± 0.13 |
Temperature Record Months and Years
Seasonal Changes
Regional Climate Variability
Difference from Global Land Average ( °C, 95% range )
Smoothing | Monthly | Annual | Five-year | Ten-year | Twenty-year |
± 0.87 | ± 0.40 | ± 0.26 | ± 0.22 | ± 0.19 |
Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)
Smoothing | Monthly | Annual | Five-year | Ten-year | Twenty-year |
0.78 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.98 |
Variability in Monthly Means ( °C, 95% range )
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
± 0.88 | ± 0.97 | ± 0.86 | ± 0.80 | ± 0.89 | ± 0.83 |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
± 0.75 | ± 0.65 | ± 0.86 | ± 0.75 | ± 0.66 | ± 0.81 |