Trends in Precipitation Parameters in the Climate Zones of Southern Russia (1961–2011)

B. A. Ashabokov, A. A. Tashilova, L. A. Kesheva, and Z. A. Taubekova

The data of 19 weather stations for 1961–2011 on total and maximum daily precipitation for the plain ( 500 m above the sea level), foothill (500–1000 m), and mountain (1000–2000 m) zones of the south of European Russia are used for analyzing the precipitation regime, investigating its trends, revealing the extremes, and making conclusions on zonal seasonal and annual variations in precipitation.