Table 1.

Monthly mean daily air and soil temperature (°C) and precipitation during the growing season 2007 (TB = timberline 1950 m a.s.l., TR = treeline 2110 m, K = krummholz-site 2180 m). Long-term records (LTM ± standard deviation) of air temperature (recorded at 1950 m a.s.l.; Station Klimahaus) and precipitation (Mt. Patscherkofel summit, 2246 m) for the period 1967 - 2004, respectively.

	Air temperature (°C)				Soil temperature (°C)			Precipitation (mm)
	LTM	TB	TR	K	TB	TR	K	LTM	2007
May	4.8 ± 1.90	6.9	6.2	5.2	4.9	6.4	7.5	76 ± 30	102
Jun	7.8 ± 1.87	10.1	9.1	8.0	6.4	8.4	9.2	109 ± 35	120
Jul	10.0 ± 1.90	11.3	10.0	9.1	8.5	10.3	11.2	127 ± 39	108
Aug	10.1 ± 1.89	10.4	9.9	8.5	8.0	9.3	10.5	121 ± 50	182