The Analysis of Temperature Based on Interdecadal Variability of Regional Temperature in Pakistan: Case of February over the Period of 1950s-2000s

In this paper, an attempt has been made to observe the regional spatial variability of temperature in the month of February based on ground observed data. The month of February shows explicit temperature anomalies in the entire country at decadal level with some most prominent patches in the north, northwestern rugged parts of the country as well as in Balochistan and its coastal areas. The February obviously indicates warming in most parts of the country but surprisingly shows some cooling impression partly in different decades like in the northeastern parts of the country as well as in areas dominated by Kirthar ranges in the decade of 1960s. In most cases the Balochistan shows prominent warming trend but not in the decades of 1980s and 1970s. The 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s support the warming tendency in the study period.