Table 7.
Global mean GPCP precipitation (mm day−1) during 1979–2016 and in 2017. Also estimated are the annual anomalies in 2017 and corresponding percentage changes.
Mean rain-rate during 19792016 (mm day−1) | Mean rainrate in 2017 (mm day−1) | Annual anomaly in 2017 (mm day−1) | Percentage change in 2017 (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Land+Ocean | 2.69 | 2.72 | 0.03 | 1.12 |
Land | 2.24 | 2.34 | 0.10 | 4.46 |
Ocean | 2.90 | 2.89 | −0.01 | −0.34 |