TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION CHANGES IN SERBIA BETWEEN 1961 AND 2010

The study aimed to evaluate spatiotemporal changes of temperature and precipitation in Serbia using observations from 26 meteorological stationsoverthe period 1961–2010.Temporal trends were determined by a least-squares linear regression method for each station and for the entire Serbian territory using the average series for the periods 1961–2010 and 1986–2010. It was found that both minimum and maximum temperatures had significantly increased in Serbia, with the greater magnitude in the recent-past. Annual precipitation has not displayed significant change over the entire period. In the more recent period, a lager increase in precipitation was recorded, significant at a greater number of stations.