The average temperature for the island has risen 1.8-2.5°F (1-1.4°C) in the last 100 years. The average temperature for 2000 was the warmest on record.
Reference: Hsu, H.-H. and C.-T. Chen, 2002. Observed and projected climate change in Taiwan, Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 79, 1-2: 87-104.
