Regional Climate Change: Northern Mariana Islands

Climate Stripes

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since:	1760	1810	1860	1910	1960	1990
Northern Mariana Islands	-	-	-	0.94 ± 0.24	1.24 ± 0.33	0.51 ± 0.93

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
	± 0.85	± 0.47	± 0.34	± 0.28	± 0.19

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	0.60	0.81	0.89	0.91	0.94

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

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
± 0.63	± 0.65	± 0.61	± 0.62	± 0.59	± 0.59
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
± 0.64	± 0.64	± 0.53	± 0.55	± 0.56	± 0.55

History of Temperature Stations

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Change in Diurnal Range