Southern Hemisphere

Climate Stripes

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since:	1760	1810	1860	1910	1960	1990
Southern Hemisphere	-	-	0.81 ± 0.24	0.94 ± 0.32	1.34 ± 0.38	1.15 ± 0.38
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
	± 0.60	± 0.28	± 0.19	± 0.16	± 0.12

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	0.85	0.95	0.98	0.98	0.99

Variability in Monthly Means ( °C, 95% range )

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
± 0.69	± 0.70	± 0.66	± 0.66	± 0.79	± 0.65
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
± 0.70	± 0.81	± 0.65	± 0.55	± 0.59	± 0.66

History of Temperature Stations

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Change in Diurnal Range