| | 5a.3 | Observed trends in the intensity of daily precipitation over the UK Timothy J. Osborn, Univ. of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; and M. Hulme |
| 8:59 AM | 5a.4 | Precipitation and Temperature Trends in the context of Global Warming: An Exploratory Analysis Madhav L. Khandekar, Consulting Meteorologist, Unionville, ON, Canada |
| 9:19 AM | 5a.5 | Variability and trends in extreme daily temperatures for the United States David R. Easterling, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC |
| 9:39 AM | 5a.6 | Renewed study on Shanghai's warming process during the past 100 years by comparing the changes between mean, maximum, and minimum temperature Zhihong Jiang, Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| 9:59 AM | | Coffee Break
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| 10:39 AM | 5a.7 | Recent modulation of the seasonal cycle Craig J. Wallace, Univ. of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; and T. J. Osborn |
| 10:59 AM | 5a.8 | Anticyclonic Warming Patrick J. Michaels, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and P. C. Knappenberger, S. D. Gawtry, and R. E. Davis |
| 11:19 AM | 5a.9 | Day-to-Day Mean Temperature Variabilit—A Monitoring Tool Richard R. Heim Jr., NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and M. J. Menne |
| 11:39 AM | 5a.10 | The "January thaw" is a statistical phantom Christopher M. Godfrey, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; and D. S. Wilks |