higher temperatures in the latter half of the record, with the annual mean 0.43 °C higher from 1950-2007, and the mean summer temperature 1.48 °C higher from 1950-2007 (Table 2.2). 12.5 12
A
Temperature ° C
11.5 11 10.5 10 9.5 9
Trend + 0.08 °C/Decade
8.5 8 2.5 2.0
B
Temperature ° C
1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.5 -1.0
Trend + 0.09 °C/Decade
-1.5
Year
Figure 2.1 – Trends in the mean annual A) maximum and B) minimum temperature from Saint John, NB from 1895 to 2006. Baselines are set at the mean values for the entire record. 20