Temperature Variable

Calculation

Abbreviation

Extreme minimum

Extreme annual minimum record

TMin

Mean minimum

Average monthly minimum

TMinAvg

Annual mean

Annual monthly average

TAvg

Mean maximum

Average monthly maximum

TMaxAvg

Extreme maximum

Extreme annual maximum record

TMax

Temperature range

Average monthly maximum minus average monthly minimum

TR

Minimum temperature variability

Median absolute deviation of minimum monthly records

TMinMAD

Mean temperature variability

Median absolute deviation of mean monthly records

TAvgMAD

Maximum temperature variability

Median absolute deviation of maximum monthly records

TMaxMAD