The Global average temperature reached a record high in the first 11 months of this year, while Taiwan’s annual average is to end up as the sixth-highest in recorded history, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) told a news conference yesterday.
The average global temperature was up 1.15°C in the first 11 months of this year, compared with the 100-year average between 1901 and 2000, CWA Weather Forecast Center Director Chen Yi-liang (陳怡良) said.
The average national temperature this year was 24.26°C as of Wednesday, which was 1.14°C above the 100-year average, Chen said.
Photo: Chen Yi-kuan, Taipei Times
Every month’s temperature was higher than its average except for May, he added.
The hottest year on record in Taiwan was 2020, with an average temperature of 24.6°C, according to CWA data.
Regarding precipitation, rainfall throughout the year was about 90 percent of the average annual rainfall, he said.
However, there were 23.9 fewer days with rainfall over the year than the average, he added.
The concentration of rainfall during the plum rain season and the typhoon season from May to October reflected a typical precipitation pattern seen under climate change, Chen said.
As for the coming season, Chen said that the ongoing El Nino event would continue to influence weather patterns in
Taiwan before easing in the spring.
Temperatures would be higher than average from next month to March, international model predictions show.
Next month is predicted to be rainier than usual, while rainfall patterns are to return to normal in February and March, Chen said.
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