Table 1.
The 10 local climatic regions and their monthly meteorological factors in Taiwan (2002–2011)
| Local climate regions | Meteorological factors | Mean | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Taiwan |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
20.9 |
21.3 |
11.3-28.2 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
274 |
225 |
31-1306 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
80.7 |
80.8 |
69.5-89.8 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
981 |
982 |
971-994 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
14.5 |
14.6 |
3.8-26.4 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
115 |
111 |
13-224 |
| Northwestern Taiwan |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
22.8 |
23.2 |
13.3-30 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
140 |
91 |
0-712 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
76.3 |
76 |
64-86 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
1010 |
1011 |
1000-1019 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
9.7 |
9.5 |
1-19 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
156 |
150 |
29-296 |
| Central western Taiwan |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
22 |
22.9 |
13.7-27.8 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
155 |
85 |
0-935 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
77.6 |
77.7 |
70-85 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
971 |
972 |
963-978 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
9.4 |
8.8 |
0.3-21 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
163 |
166 |
85-245 |
| Southwestern Taiwan |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
24.7 |
25.7 |
16.7-30.1 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
154 |
62 |
0-1091 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
75.3 |
75 |
65.3-83.3 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
1010 |
1011 |
1002-1018 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
7.5 |
5.9 |
0-21.8 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
186 |
184 |
95-285 |
| Northeastern Taiwan |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
22.8 |
23.1 |
13.9-30 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
277 |
222 |
2-1381 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
78.7 |
79 |
68.5-86.5 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
1012 |
1013 |
1001-1021 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
16 |
15.8 |
1-28 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
123 |
106 |
11-314 |
| Southeastern Taiwan |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
24.3 |
24.7 |
17.6-30 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
172 |
84 |
8-859 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
75.1 |
75.6 |
64.8-82 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
1011 |
1012 |
1001-1019 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
11.8 |
11.8 |
2.5-20.3 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
142 |
132 |
24-323 |
| Mountainous Area |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
11.4 |
12.2 |
4.3-15.5 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
361 |
160 |
0-3346 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
87.4 |
88.5 |
71-98 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
764 |
765 |
761-767 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
13 |
12.5 |
0-28 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
124 |
121 |
52-216 |
| Pescadore Islands |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
23.8 |
24.5 |
14-29.7 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
91 |
44 |
0-586 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
79.3 |
80 |
68-86.5 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
1010 |
1010 |
1001-1018 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
5.6 |
5.5 |
0-15 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
173 |
176 |
35-345 |
| Kinmen Islandsa |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
20.9 |
21.5 |
10.6-29.1 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
90 |
68 |
0-487 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
77.8 |
77 |
61-93 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
1011 |
1012 |
1000-1021 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
7.8 |
7 |
0-20 |
| |
sunshine durationc (hour) |
158 |
156 |
37-292 |
| Matou Islandsa |
surface temperatureb (°C) |
19 |
19.7 |
7.1-28.1 |
| |
precipitationc (mm) |
94 |
67 |
0-344 |
| |
relative humidityb (%) |
84.2 |
85 |
67-92 |
| |
atmospheric pressureb (hecto-Pascal) |
1004 |
1006 |
994-1016 |
| |
wet daysd (day) |
9.5 |
9 |
0-19 |
| sunshine durationc (hour) | 145 | 139 | 26-325 |
a indicates that available data from 2004 to 2011 was used for this variable.
bThe averaged value was calculated for each month.
cThe value was accumulated for every day in a month.
dThe measured value all day long was larger than 0.1 mm (defined as one wet day), and dry otherwise.