В.1. Air temperature

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Brief description:

Theindicatorshows average annual air temperaturesanddeviation from the average temperature values in the Republic of Belarus as well as by selected cities and areas with the maximum and the minimum average temperature;
average annual air temperatures by region.

Annual average air temperatures in the Republic of Belarus for 2000-2022

(oC)


Methodology:

Air temperature is measured atfixedstations of the state hydrometeorologicalsurvey network;
a 30-year period from 1991 to 2020 is used to calculate the long-term average, used to compare recent or current observations, including for assessing anomalies in climatic parameters. This period is also used explicitly or implicitly to predict the climatic conditions that are most likely to be expected; period from 1961 to 1990 set as standard reference period for long-term assessment of climate change; the calculation is made in accordance with the recommendations of the World Meteorological Organization.

Data source:

The National Environmental Monitoring System;
The data producer is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.

Relevance of the indicator:

The indicator provides a measure of changes that can be related both to natural cyclic climatic variations and to anthropogenic impact on climate change.



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