Summary:

monthly and annual air temperature in the region of Bydgoszcz in the years 1951-2010, based on measurements from a representative meteorological station located within the Airport Bydgoszcz-Szwederowo. Air temperature measurements were carried out on the plateau, about 3.5 km from the city center. This paper presents a range of changes of the average air temperature, on the basis of selected, calculated elements of descriptive statistics. Regression analysis was performed and the linear function determined direction of studied parameters at a time. In addition, the thermal conditions prevailing in Bydgoszcz were classified based on the method proposed by Lorenc[1994]. The average air temperature in the region of Bydgoszcz, especially in the winter months, was characterized by high temporal variability, appropriate to moderate and transitional climate in Poland. Average annual air temperature was characterized by a statistically significant increase over time, at 0.17 °C per 10 years. There has been a temporary extension of the variability of average air temperature in the thirty-year 1981-2010 in 9 out of 13 examined cases, compared to the previous period 1951-1980. Months classified as normal thermal periods accounted for 40.8% of all analyzed monthly basis, throughout the study period 1951-2010.