Dear authors,

The article is interesting and presents some interesting results concerning climate indices for the Baltic region. However, the reviwers raises some major concerns needs to be addressed before the manuscript can be accepted for publication. The concerns mainly focuses on clarificatin of the methodology, but also in the interpretation of the results.

best regards

Dear author,

While the reviewers find the manuscript improved, they are not satisfied with the responses to their comments. We therefore ask you for a Point-by-Point response to their questions (in the present and previous round of Review) and a detailed explanation how these questions are addressed in the revised version of the manuscript.

Best regards
Anna

Dear authors,
The reviewers now feel that the manuscript has been significnatly improved. They still raise a few issues, which you will need to respond to.

Best regards