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Author (s)
Temperature parameters analysed
Study Area
Conclusions
Aguilar et al. (2009)
Annual mean minimum and
maximum
Diurnal temperature range
Zimbabwe
A decrease in cold extremes and an
increase in warm extremes
New et al. (2006)
Daily temperature (maximum and
minimum)
SADC
Temperature extremes show patterns
consistent with warming over most of
the region
A large proportion of stations showed a
statistically significant warming trend for
all temperature indices
The regionally averaged occurrence of
extreme cold (5th percentile) days and
nights decreased by 3.7 and
6.0 days/decade, respectively
The occurrence of extremely hot (95th
percentile) days and nights increased by
8.2 and 8.6 days/decade, respectively
The average duration of warm (cold) has
increased (decreased) by 2.4 (0.5)
days/decade and warm spells
Diurnal temperature range (DTR)
showed consistent increases in a zone
across Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and
Mozambique, coinciding with more
rapid increases in maximum temperature
than minimum temperature extremes
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