Iskenderun

Vertical scale is temperature in tenths of degrees Celsius. The graph below has a vertical axis which spans -40°C to +40°C and a time scale that spans from Jan 1850 to Dec 2007. This helps put in perspective the overall climate of the place and the span of available data. The graph is linked to a zoomed in version where the vertical and horizontal scales are automatically computed by the graphing library.

Google Maps link: station 17370 location.

[ Temperatures: Iskenderun, Turkey]

Black lines are raw temperatures and red lines are adjusted temperatures. Raw temperatures are plotted over adjusted temperatures so that adjusted data are only visible when they differ from the raw temperatures.

There may be multiple (potentially overlapping) series for each station in the data set. In such cases, I averaged the temperatures from multiple series by month to come up with a single series for each WMO station identifier.

Meteorological Station Location Information (NOAA)

wmo_identifier: 17370
icao_indicator: LTAK
place_name: Iskenderun
state:
country: Turkey
wmo_region: 6
station_latitude: 36-35N
station_longitude: 036-10E
upper_air_latitude:
upper_air_longitude:
station_elevation: 3
upper_air_elevation: 3
rbsn_indicator: P

Station Information from GHCNv2 Inventory

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country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17370
mod: 000
name: Iskenderun
latitude: 36.58
longitude: 36.17
elevation: 3
elev_interpolated: 213
population_type: Urban (population > 50,000)
population_in_thousands: 107
topography_type: Mountainous valley or at least not on the top of a mountain
vegetation_type: No information
location_type: Within 30 km from the coast
distance_to_coast: 1
is_at_airport: Not at an airport
dist_to_airport: -9
grid_vegetation: Warm Mixed
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country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17370
mod: 001
name: Samandag
latitude: 36.10
longitude: 36.00
elevation: 31
elev_interpolated: 215
population_type: Small Town (10,000 < population <= 50,000)
population_in_thousands: 23
topography_type: Hilly
vegetation_type: No information
location_type: Within 30 km from the coast
distance_to_coast: 2
is_at_airport: Not at an airport
dist_to_airport: -9
grid_vegetation: Warm Crops
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country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17370
mod: 002
name: Antakya
latitude: 36.20
longitude: 36.20
elevation: 100
elev_interpolated: 242
population_type: Urban (population > 50,000)
population_in_thousands: 78
topography_type: Hilly
vegetation_type: No information
location_type: Within 30 km from the coast
distance_to_coast: 25
is_at_airport: Not at an airport
dist_to_airport: -9
grid_vegetation: Warm Crops
Search for GISS Graph:
country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17370
mod: 003
name: Dortyol
latitude: 36.90
longitude: 36.20
elevation: 28
elev_interpolated: 141
population_type: Small Town (10,000 < population <= 50,000)
population_in_thousands: 19
topography_type: Hilly
vegetation_type: No information
location_type: Within 30 km from the coast
distance_to_coast: 3
is_at_airport: Not at an airport
dist_to_airport: -9
grid_vegetation: Warm Mixed
Search for GISS Graph:
country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17370
mod: 004
name: Islahiye
latitude: 37.00
longitude: 36.60
elevation: 518
elev_interpolated: 728
population_type: Small Town (10,000 < population <= 50,000)
population_in_thousands: 21
topography_type: Mountainous valley or at least not on the top of a mountain
vegetation_type: No information
location_type: Not island / Not coastal / Not by lake
distance_to_coast: -9
is_at_airport: At an airport
dist_to_airport: 2
grid_vegetation: Warm Mixed