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Quetta

Pakistan

Quetta has warmed by about +1.6 °C since 1981.Its rainy-season rain shows no clear change.

Temperature

Whole year

Getting warmer
+0.37 °C
every 10 years
Very sure this is a real change

Hot season (March–May): +0.49 °C every 10 years.

Each year Long-term trend Likely range of the trend (95%)
0121990200020102020°C warmer than the 1951–1980 average
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Rate (Sen's slope)
+0.371 °C/decade
95% range
+0.256 to +0.452
p-value (modified Mann–Kendall)
p < 0.001
Passes the map-wide check (FDR)
Yes
Map square used
31.00°N, 67.00°E (91 km from the city)
Data
NASA GISTEMP v4 (GISS), 2° grid

Rain

Rainy season (June–September)

No clear change
−1 mm
every 10 years (−5.7% of the usual amount)
Not sure: could be natural ups and downs

Whole year: no clear change.

Each year Long-term trend Likely range of the trend (95%)
0501001501990200020102020mm of rain in the rainy season
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Rate (Sen's slope)
−1.1 mm/decade
95% range
−3.1 to +0.8
p-value (modified Mann–Kendall)
p = 0.21
Passes the map-wide check (FDR)
No
Map square used
31.25°N, 66.25°E (138 km from the city)
Data
GPCP v2.3 monthly precipitation (NASA GSFC / NOAA), 2.5° grid

Disasters around Quetta

Floods
2

flood alerts within 150 km since 2000.

Most recent: July 2010.

Landslides
4

reported landslides within 100 km (2007–2017), 21 people died.

Deadliest: 9 people died, February 2010.

Fires
few

fires a year seen by satellite nearby in March–May (2003–2024 average).

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