Research Article

Changes in Climate Extremes over North Thailand, 1960–2099

Table 3

Observed trend of temperature and rainfall indices.

Annual seriesProvinces
Chiang RaiChiang MaiLamphunTak
MK Sen’s slopeMK Sen’s slopeMK Sen’s slopeMK Sen’s slope

Temperature indices
SU35−0.120.0000.870.1431.460.5002.470.385
TR25−0.322.540.1611.560.3644.110.857
TXx2.320.0113.280.0192.440.0292.760.017
TNx5.710.0343.100.0192.070.0213.530.028
TXn2.710.0251.800.018−0.32−0.0052.120.017
TNn5.560.0385.500.0412.040.0185.200.047
TN10p−6.20−0.220−4.82−0.185−4.21−0.180
TX10p−3.35−0.080−1.99−0.064−3.17−0.093
TN90p6.640.6843.660.2244.340.328
TX90p4.420.2903.660.2463.900.234
DTR−3.16−0.017−2.75−0.0171.090.013−1.44−0.008
WSDI5.230.5453.813.65
CSDI−1.000.000−0.644−1.06

Rainfall indices
CDD1.670.4621.360.3680.040.0592.390.676
CWD−1.27−0.0340.170.0001.150.000−0.340.000
PRCPTOT−0.02−0.192−0.84−1.7470.574.092−0.34−0.594
R10−0.48−0.029−0.63−0.0360.210.000−0.380.000
R200.330.000−1.29−0.0560.040.0000.260.000
R100−0.740.271.271.32
R95P0.020.0240.020.0571.283.4500.360.476
R99P−1.54−0.3621.200.0002.553.6661.290.000
RX1day−0.98−0.2411.920.4291.230.4951.020.260
RX5day−1.29−0.4280.650.2212.121.3331.470.726
SDII0.550.012−0.46−0.0060.460.0081.900.031
V. Heavy−1.49−1.461.270.30
Heavy0.000.741.621.57
Moderate1.21−0.069−0.38−0.0240.800.182−1.13−0.111

Moderately significant, significant, highly significant, and very highly significant.
Moderately significant = 90% level of confidence, significant = 95% level of confidence, highly significant = 99.9% level of confidence, and very highly significant = 99.99% level of confidence.