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• TITLE: Spatial and Temporal Variations of Extreme Climate Events in Xinjiang, China during 1961-2010

  AUTHORS: Xiangling Tang, Xin Lv, Yineng Ouyang

  KEYWORDS: Xinjiang Area, Extreme Climatic Event, Spatial Change

  JOURNAL NAME: American Journal of Climate Change, Vol.5 No.3, August 18, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Daily maximum/minimum temperature and precipitation data from 35 weather stations in Xinjiang during 1961-2010 were examined using kriging spatial analysis, linear tendency estimation, and correlation analysis. Temporal trends and spatial distribution patterns of extreme temperature and precipitation in this area were then analyzed using 12 extreme temperature and 7 extreme precipitation indices. The following results were obtained. 1) Over the past 50 years, extreme cold indices, excepting the monthly maximum temperature minimum value and monthly extreme minimum temperature, showed slight decreasing trends. These indices include the maximum number of consecutive frost days, icy days, cold-nighttime days, and cold-daytime days. 2) Extreme warm events generally showed significant increasing trends (P