Selected climatic indices for Syria

1. Selected climatic indices for Syria

3. Coastal district - precipitation amount Non significant but slight decrease

4. Coastal district - precipitation intensity Non significant but slight decrease

5. Coastal district – hot nights Highly significant increase

6. Coastal district – cold days Non significant but slight decrease

7. Coastal district - conclusions • Non significant decrease in total precipitation • Intensity is also slightly decreasing • Previous analysis in the region shows seasonal variations in intensity and amount • Tmin significantly increasing • Mostly no significant change in Tmax but significant increase in Tx90p (warm days) in Safita and TxX (max Tmax) in Lattakia

8. Western inland district – consecutive dry days Slight increase

9. Western inland district – consecutive wet days Slight increase

10. Western inland district – diurnal temperature range Highly significant increase

11. Western inland district - conclusions • No significant change in precipitation • The 2 stations in the region show different trends in temperature

12. Step desert district - precipitation total Little change in trend

13. Step desert district – max Tmax Non significant increase

14. Step desert district – conclusions • Little change in precipitation (but has very little anyway!) • The very highest max and min temperatures are not significantly changing BUT the number of days above the 90th percentile in both is significantly changing

15. North eastern district – Cool nights Significant decrease

16. North eastern district – Warm nights Significant increase

17. North eastern district – precipitation total Non-significant decrease

18. North eastern district - conclusions • Significant increase in Tmin • Increase in Tmax but not as much as Tmin • General decrease in precipitation – non significant