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Change in summer temperature (Price, D.T., McKenney, D.W. )

Average annual summer temperature is the average temperature (°C) for the months June to August.

The change in temperature is the predicted summer temperature minus the reference period summer temperature.

Data provided by: David Price, Dan McKenney

Reference: McKenney, D.W., Hutchinson, M.F., Papadopol, P., Lawrence, K., Pedlar, J., Campbell, K., Milewska, E., Hopkinson, R.F., Price, D. and Owen, T., 2011. Customized spatial climate models for North America. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 92(12), pp.1611-1622.


Years Scenario Description Data Type Link
1990-2100 RCP 2.6; RCP 8.5 A comparison of the projected change in summer temperature between the reference period and different climate change scenarios and time periods. pdf Download (3.2 MB)
2071-2100 RCP 2.6 The projected summer temperature change for the period of 2071 to 2100 under RCP 2.6, which assumes greenhouse gas emissions will be rapidly reduced. pdf Download (1.6 MB)
2011-2040 RCP 8.5 The projected summer temperature change for the period of 2011 to 2040 under RCP 8.5, which assumes continued increases in greenhouse gas emissions. pdf Download (1.6 MB)
2041-2070 RCP 8.5 The projected summer temperature for the period of 2041 to 2070 under RCP 8.5, which assumes continued increases in greenhouse gas emissions. pdf Download (1.6 MB)
2071-2100 RCP 8.5 The projected summer temperature for the period of 2071 to 2100 under RCP 8.5, which assumes continued increases in greenhouse gas emissions. pdf Download (1.6 MB)