The interannual variability of the temperature anomalies over the Tibetan Plateau (25–45 °N, 75–105 °E) is examined in relation to the Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR: June to September total rainfall). For this purpose, the temperature anomaly data of the central‐eastern Tibetan Plateau is divided into three regions using principal component analysis and the ISMR data for the period 1957–89 have been used. It is found th...