The dynamics of annual and seasonal precipitation totals in the Czech Republic during 1961–2019

Year, pages: 2020, 197 - 204

The long-term change in precipitation has been estimated for 300 stations in the Czech Republic using values of monthly precipitation totals. Annual totals for the whole country show a very slight decrease, in units of mm, there can be significant fluctuation on a year-to-year basis. Long-term changes of annual totals vary at different stations and in different regions. In southern and western Bohemia, precipitation totals increased more, in Elbe lowlands and in large parts of Moravia, a rather small decrease in rainfall has been observed. Long-term changes depend only slightly on the absolute value of annual rainfall at the respective station or region. Summer precipitation totals increased more than annual averages, while spring precipitation totals decreased. During the remaining seasons, the change is negligible. In the meantime, the annual variation in precipitation has changed slightly: maximum values have shifted from June to July.

Rožnovský, J., Střeštík, J., Štěpánek, P., Zahradníček, P. 2020. The dynamics of annual and seasonal precipitation totals in the Czech Republic during 1961–2019. In Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, vol. 21, no.2, pp. 197-204. 2644-4690. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/ahs-2020-0021.02.0024

Rožnovský, J., Střeštík, J., Štěpánek, P., Zahradníček, P. (2020). The dynamics of annual and seasonal precipitation totals in the Czech Republic during 1961–2019. Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, 21(2), 197-204. 2644-4690. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/ahs-2020-0021.02.0024

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