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February 23, 2026Discover GeoscienceOpen Access

Analysing trends of climatic variables in Purulia district, India using non-parametric methods

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SDSrija DasWildlife Institute of IndiaMTMary TahirJamia Millia Islamia

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Analysis reveals declining rainfall and rising temperatures in Purulia, indicating challenges for agricultural strategies.

Key Points

  • To assess climactic trends in Purulia district, India, impacting agriculture and water management.
  • Utilized gridded data from India Meteorological Department for 40 years (1984-2023)
  • Employed Mann-Kendall, modified Mann-Kendall tests, Sen’s slope estimator, and innovative trend analysis
  • Assessed spatio-temporal variability of rainfall and temperature trends
  • Identified declining trend in annual rainfall and increasing trends in maximum and minimum temperature
  • Higher variability observed in annual rainfall compared to annual temperature
  • Negative trends in winter and monsoonal rainfall while positive trends noted in summer and post-monsoonal rainfall

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Das et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699ba0b872792ae9fd870e40https://doi.org/10.1007/s44288-026-00466-w
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