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The present analysis was carried out using the long term (1985-2013) meteorological data recorded at Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The results revealed that daily maximum temperature varied between 9.4 to 27.20C over 29 years, with annual increasing trend of 0.0130C per year, while the minimum temperature was found to decrease at rate of -0.0330C per year and fluctuated between 0.7 to 17.80C. The long term mean annual rainfall of Ranichauri is 1273.1±315.5 mm with CV of 24.8 % only, indicating that it is highly stable and dependable. The rising trend in the monsoon rain (June-September) at rate of 11.09mm per year was also observed during the study period.