Climate Trends in Turkey

• In Turkey, the longest run of hot days in a row in the data is 67 days, at Sanliurfa (Turkey), from 30 June 2003 to 4 September 2003.
• In Turkey, the longest run of days in a row at or above 40 C in the data is 17 days, at Diyarbakir (Turkey), from 14 July 1968 to 30 July 1968.
• In Turkey, the longest run of frost days in a row in the data is 131 days, at Van (Turkey), from 29 November 1944 to 8 April 1945.
• In Turkey, the longest run of ice days in a row in the data is 30 days, at Erzurum (Turkey), from 14 January 1968 to 12 February 1968.
• In Turkey, the longest run of dry days in a row in the data is 169 days, at Sanliurfa (Turkey), in 2016.
• In Turkey, the longest run of wet days in a row in the data is 13 days, at Rize (Turkey), in 2016.
• In Turkey, the longest run of longest run of nights at or above 25 c in the data is 54 days, at Mersin (Turkey), from 7 July 2025 to 29 August 2025.

Longest run of days at or above 35 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F).

Longest run of days at or above 40 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 40 C (104 F).

Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest run of ice days (maximum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C

A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.

• In Turkey, the largest reported one day rise in the daily maximum is 25.8 C (46.4 F), at Sivas (Turkey) on 10 January 1935.
• In Turkey, the largest reported one day drop in the daily maximum is 26.2 C (47.2 F), at Sivas (Turkey) on 4 February 1947.
• In Turkey, the largest reported one day rise in the daily minimum is 18.8 C (33.8 F), at Bolu (Turkey) on 4 January 2026.
• In Turkey, the largest reported one day drop in the daily minimum is 21.0 C (37.8 F), at Sivas (Turkey) on 21 November 1948.
• In Turkey, the largest reported range between the high and the low of one day is 29.4 C (52.9 F), at Corum (Turkey) on 29 September 1991.
• In Turkey, the smallest reported range between the high and the low of one day is 0.0 C (0.0 F), at Isparta (Turkey) on 13 January 1990.

Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum

The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum

The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum

The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum

The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Widest range between the high and the low of one day

The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day

The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.