A Study of the Surface Air Temperature Variations in Nigeria

Abstract

Received: December 13, 2016 Revised: February 16, 2017 Accepted: March 10, 2017 Abstract: Background: Simultaneous measurements of air temperature were carried out using automatic weather stations at 14 tropical locations in Nigeria. Diurnal variations were derived from the 5-minute update cycle initial data for the years ranging between 2007 and 2013. The temperature trends in Nigeria revealed a continuous variability that is seasonally dependent within any particular year considered.