Based on the data of precipitation in Shenyang from 1951 to 2009,the variation characteristics of precipitation and sunshine hours in Shenyang in recent 59 years were analyzed and studied comprehensively from different time scales of annual,seasonal and monthly,etc..And the relationship between the precipitation and sunshine duration was analyzed.It was concluded that the changes of precipitation between years is big,the distribution of the precipitation among four seasons is uneven,and the overall change trend of the precipitation is in downward from 1951 to 2009.It was also found that the sunshine duration changes are generally in decreased trend.
