Observed data
SN Station Data Continuity Annual Rainfall (mm/yr.) Tmax(°C) Tmean(°C) Tmin(°C)
1 Heho 1976 - 2005 1,002 27.05 20.23 13.41
2 Lawpita 1981 - 1989 1,098 - - -
3 Loikaw 1976 - 2005 1,009 28.86 22.76 16.66
4 Loilem 1976 - 2005 1,338 25.81 19.03 12.25
5 Mobye 1976 - 1991 964 - - -
6 Namsang 1996 - 2005 1,442 29.04 21.68 14.32
7 Pekon 1987 - 2005 909 - - -
8 Pinlaung 1976 - 2005 1,972 23.96 18.24 12.53
9 Taunggyi 1976 - 2005 1,513 24.85 19.53 14.2
Global Datasets
SN Name Source/Developer/Research Institute Resolution Source Web Link
Long. by Lat.
1 APHRODITE National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) 0.25° × 0.25° https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/aphrodite-asian-precipitation-highly-resolved-observational-data-integration-towards
2 Princeton Princeton University 0.25° × 0.25° http://hydrology.princeton.edu/home.php
3 Santa Clara Santa Clara University 0.50° × 0.50° http://www.engr.scu.edu/~emaurer/global_data
GCM Datasets
SN Name Developer/Research Institute Resolution RCP RCP RCP RCP
Long. × Lat. 2.6 4.5 6 8.5
1 BCC-CSM1.1 Beijing Climate Center (BCC) and ChinaMeteorological Administration (CMA), based on NCAR CCSM2.0.1, China 2.8125° × 2.8125°
2 BNU-ESM Beijing Normal University, China 2.8125° × 4.0909°  
3 CanESM2 Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Canada 2.8125° × 2.8125°  
4 CCSM4 National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA 1.25° × 0.9375°
5 GFDL-CM3 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, USA 2.5° × 2.0°
6 IPSL-CM5A-MR Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, France 2.5° × 1.2587°
7 MIROC-ESM Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (The University of Tokyo), Japan 2.8125° × 2.8125°
8 MIROC5 Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan 1.4063° × 1.4063°
9 MPI-ESM-MR Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Germany 1.875° × 1.875°  
10 MRI-CGCM3 Meteorological Research Institute, Japan 1.125° × 1.125°
Table 1: Data used in the study.