自從十八世紀早期學者發現太陽活動有11年週期之後,地球上之氣象因素及氣候是否會受到太陽活動週期之影響一問題即引起學者的注意。在過去曾有不少學者認為氣象與太陽黑子之11年及22年週期有相當密切的關係,但也有學者提出相反的意見。本文利用中史氣象局自1897年至1967年間在臺灣7個測候站觀測到之氣溫及降雨量數據以分析其與太陽黑子間之可能關係。結果顯示:臺灣地區之氣溫及降雨量與太陽黑子間並無統計學上可信賴的相關關係之存在。
The study of meterological and climatic responses to solar variations has been of interest since the recongnition of the sunspot cycle in the early 1800's. Many people have suggested in the past that the weather is influenced by the 11 and 22 year sunspot cycles. In this report, the temperature and rainfall data obtained at 7 sites in Taiwan from 1897 to 1967 were used to investigate the possible relationships between the weather and sunspot cycles in Taiwan. No statistically significant connection between the weather and sunspot cycles was found.