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Table 5

Changes of climatic factors in different future periods under different socio-economic scenarios based on the ensemble of six GCMs’ outputs

Periods	Items	Relative changes in monthly mean rainfall			Absolute changes in monthly mean minimum temperature			Absolute changes in monthly mean maximum temperature
Periods	Scenarios	A1B	A2	B1	A1B	A2	B1	A1B	A2	B1
2050s	Jan	1.19	1.18	1.93	2.75	2.57	1.70	2.56	2.40	0.97
	Feb	1.18	1.18	1.73	2.69	2.46	1.51	2.43	2.26	0.98
	Mar	1.15	1.17	1.70	2.58	2.36	1.49	2.28	2.10	0.98
	Apr	1.13	1.13	1.72	2.60	2.36	1.50	2.30	2.10	0.98
	May	1.09	1.05	1.64	2.62	2.34	1.52	2.46	2.23	1.00
	June	1.04	0.98	1.72	2.63	2.31	1.74	2.61	2.36	1.03
	July	1.00	0.95	1.89	2.63	2.35	2.03	2.74	2.51	1.05
	Aug	1.00	0.98	1.86	2.55	2.34	2.10	2.80	2.56	1.03
	Sep	1.07	1.08	1.77	2.46	2.24	1.97	2.70	2.36	0.99
	Oct	1.09	1.09	1.84	2.49	2.28	1.88	2.56	2.24	0.97
	Nov	1.10	1.10	1.89	2.61	2.46	1.80	2.56	2.35	0.97
	Dec	1.17	1.15	1.94	2.69	2.59	1.79	2.59	2.45	0.97
2080s	Jan	1.31	1.30	2.71	4.09	4.72	2.64	3.94	4.36	0.97
	Feb	1.30	1.24	2.70	3.90	4.70	2.57	3.66	4.30	0.98
	Mar	1.25	1.23	2.70	3.73	4.55	2.48	3.39	4.16	0.99
	Apr	1.19	1.19	2.58	3.74	4.43	2.31	3.43	4.10	1.00
	May	1.13	1.13	2.39	3.64	4.30	2.25	3.53	4.16	1.00
	June	1.07	1.09	2.36	3.59	4.20	2.40	3.69	4.29	1.02
	July	1.01	1.04	2.56	3.65	4.33	2.69	3.85	4.56	1.04
	Aug	1.04	1.02	2.66	3.68	4.47	2.87	3.93	4.75	1.04
	Sep	1.11	1.09	2.52	3.69	4.30	2.74	3.90	4.54	1.01
	Oct	1.10	1.15	2.44	3.69	4.15	2.56	3.74	4.29	0.99
	Nov	1.13	1.24	2.52	3.76	4.29	2.52	3.68	4.29	0.98
	Dec	1.24	1.34	2.64	3.95	4.55	2.60	3.85	4.35	0.97

Periods	Items	Relative changes in monthly mean rainfall			Absolute changes in monthly mean minimum temperature			Absolute changes in monthly mean maximum temperature
Periods	Scenarios	A1B	A2	B1	A1B	A2	B1	A1B	A2	B1
2050s	Jan	1.19	1.18	1.93	2.75	2.57	1.70	2.56	2.40	0.97
	Feb	1.18	1.18	1.73	2.69	2.46	1.51	2.43	2.26	0.98
	Mar	1.15	1.17	1.70	2.58	2.36	1.49	2.28	2.10	0.98
	Apr	1.13	1.13	1.72	2.60	2.36	1.50	2.30	2.10	0.98
	May	1.09	1.05	1.64	2.62	2.34	1.52	2.46	2.23	1.00
	June	1.04	0.98	1.72	2.63	2.31	1.74	2.61	2.36	1.03
	July	1.00	0.95	1.89	2.63	2.35	2.03	2.74	2.51	1.05
	Aug	1.00	0.98	1.86	2.55	2.34	2.10	2.80	2.56	1.03
	Sep	1.07	1.08	1.77	2.46	2.24	1.97	2.70	2.36	0.99
	Oct	1.09	1.09	1.84	2.49	2.28	1.88	2.56	2.24	0.97
	Nov	1.10	1.10	1.89	2.61	2.46	1.80	2.56	2.35	0.97
	Dec	1.17	1.15	1.94	2.69	2.59	1.79	2.59	2.45	0.97
2080s	Jan	1.31	1.30	2.71	4.09	4.72	2.64	3.94	4.36	0.97
	Feb	1.30	1.24	2.70	3.90	4.70	2.57	3.66	4.30	0.98
	Mar	1.25	1.23	2.70	3.73	4.55	2.48	3.39	4.16	0.99
	Apr	1.19	1.19	2.58	3.74	4.43	2.31	3.43	4.10	1.00
	May	1.13	1.13	2.39	3.64	4.30	2.25	3.53	4.16	1.00
	June	1.07	1.09	2.36	3.59	4.20	2.40	3.69	4.29	1.02
	July	1.01	1.04	2.56	3.65	4.33	2.69	3.85	4.56	1.04
	Aug	1.04	1.02	2.66	3.68	4.47	2.87	3.93	4.75	1.04
	Sep	1.11	1.09	2.52	3.69	4.30	2.74	3.90	4.54	1.01
	Oct	1.10	1.15	2.44	3.69	4.15	2.56	3.74	4.29	0.99
	Nov	1.13	1.24	2.52	3.76	4.29	2.52	3.68	4.29	0.98
	Dec	1.24	1.34	2.64	3.95	4.55	2.60	3.85	4.35	0.97