The annual variation of temperature and precipitation ofurban and rural stationswas analyzed for a 48-year period through the climate observation data collected from 11 weather stations in the Beijing region from the period of1961-2008. The results showed that the urban heat island (UHI) was increasing, and annual temperature ofurban and rural stations in the Beijing area obviously increased. The average temperature in urban stations is increasing faster than that in rural stations. The climate variations trends in Beijing during the recent48 years and the data showing Beijing’s development indicates that the rapid development ofBeijing aswell as urbanization has greatly influenced the local climate change in Beijing.
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