Observed Trends in Extreme Temperature over the Klang Valley, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Yatim, Ahmad Norazhar Mohd, Latif, Mohd Talib, Ahamad, Fatimah, Khan, Md Firoz, Nadzir, Mohd Shahrul Mohd, Juneng, Liew
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2019
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23113/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-019-9075-0
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This study investigates the recent extreme temperature trends across 19 stations in the Klang Valley, Malaysia, over the period 2006–16. Fourteen extreme index trends were analyzed using the Mann-Kendall non-parametric test, with Sen’s slope as a magnitude estimator. Generally, the annual daily mean...