Climate variable Base year (1961-1990) 1961-2010 1961-70 1971-80 1981-90 1991-2000 2001-2010 Rainfall 1200.01 1123.11 1142.58 1118.08 1113.32 1047.67 1193.93 TMax 37.29 34.27 35.99 35.58 33.15 33.26 33.38 TMin 20.81 20.74 18.19 18.71 21.85 22.28 22.69 Decadal climate variability Rainfall 1200.01 1123.11 19.46 -5.03 -9.80 -75.45 70.81 TMax 37.29 34.27 1.71 1.31 -1.13 -1.01 -0.89 TMin 20.81 20.74 -2.56 -2.04 1.10 1.54 1.95 Decadal anomaly Rainfall 1200.01 1123.11 -57.43 -81.93 -86.69 -152.34 -6.08 TMax 37.29 34.27 -1.3 -1.71 -4.14 -4.03 -3.91 TMin 20.81 20.74 -2.62 -2.1 1.04 1.47 1.88 TMax= Maximum temperature TMin= Minimum temperature

Table 2: Decadal climate variability and anomaly of Ping Basin as compared to normal (1961-2010) and base year (1961-90).