Feeling hot, more often? More days of extreme heat predicted in National Climate Change Study

Feeling hot, more often? More days of extreme heat predicted in National Climate Change Study

Thin MONTHS GET DRIER AND WETTER.

The study projects extremes of wet and dry weather in addition to hot weather. &nbsp,

Singapore experiences an average annual rainfall of about 2500 mm, with less precipitation in the east than in other regions. &nbsp, The region’s precipitation varies greatly depending on the season.

” Projected shifts in average annual rainfall totals in the end era are highly dependent on the emissions scenario used.” The anticipated changes could either be negative or positive for the medium and high pollution scenarios, according to the client report. &nbsp,

For average annual rainfall totals under the lower emissions scenario, the damp months of December to January are anticipated to become up to 58 % wetter by the end of the century.

The dry months of June through September are anticipated to become up to 42 % warmer under the great pollution situation.

By the turn of the century, the total amount of precipitation during the southwest rainfall dry season from June through August may be considerably lower than the 314mm recorded in 1997, which occurs roughly once every three years. &nbsp,

The accompanying annual full rainfall is anticipated to often outweigh the historical record of 1507mm for the northeast monsoon moist season of November through January.

All seasons and cases are expected to experience an increase in severe daily rainfall, with the great emissions scenario seeing raises of 6 to 92 % in the intermonsoon months of April and May. &nbsp,

Actually then, more and more frequent clean spells are anticipated. An instance of at least 15 consecutive nights with islandwide precipitation of less than 1mm per day is referred to as a dry spell. &nbsp,

By 2100, Singapore is anticipated to have one dried charm every ten to sixty weeks on average. &nbsp,

By the end of the century, one dry charm with a maximum period of about three months will occur once every 10 times under the great pollution situation.

Wind velocity are also anticipated to rise by the century’s close. In general, 10 m wind speeds are anticipated to rise by up to 6 % to 20 % during the northeast and southwest monsoon seasons and by 8 % to 11 % in the April and May inter-monsory months.

Clara Ho., Graphics &nbsp,by&NBSP
Origin: Centre for Climate Research, &nbsp, and Meteorological Service of Singapore