An Analysis of the Temperature Change of Dhaka City

Mohiuddin , Hossain; Bhuiya, Md Musfiqur Rahman; Mamun, Mustofa Mahmud Al

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An Analysis of the Temperature Change of Dhaka City

Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Environmental Aspects of Bangladesh, ICEAB 2014

3 Pages Posted: 13 Feb 2020

See all articles by Hossain Mohiuddin

Md Musfiqur Rahman Bhuiya

University of California, Davis, Students

Mustofa Mahmud Al Mamun

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) - Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Date Written: September 14, 2014

Abstract

The study analyses the pattern of change of temperature of Dhaka city using the data of maximum and minimum monthly temperature of 1995 -2010 period collected from Bangladesh Meteorological Department. This study reveals that minimum average monthly temperature is showing significantly increasing pattern. The most significant and highest changes occurring in winter (December-February) and trend of increasing is 13 °C in 100 years. The highest increase occurred in trend is13.6 °C increase in 100 years in December. Although pre-monsoon maximum and minimum temperature is increasing but the rate is lower than winter.

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Mohiuddin, Hossain and Bhuiya, Md Musfiqur Rahman and Mamun, Mustofa Mahmud Al, An Analysis of the Temperature Change of Dhaka City (September 14, 2014). Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Environmental Aspects of Bangladesh, ICEAB 2014 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3522186