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in temperature since 2007, except for 2011 (Graphs 19 and 20). The hottest year in Türkiye was
2010 with 15.5 °C. The year 2023 was the 3 warmest year since 1971.
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The average temperature, which was 13.2 °C between 1971-2000, increased to 13.9 °C between
1991-2020 (TSMS, 2024). In 2022-2023, winter average temperature was 5.5 °C, 1.6 °C above nor-
mal, spring average temperature was 12.8 °C, 0.4 °C above normal, summer average temperature
was 24.7 °C, 1.0 °C above normal and Fall average temperature was 23.4 °C, 0.7 °C above normal.

In 2023, the lowest temperature was -31.3 °C in Erzurum in February and the highest temperatu-
re was 49.5 °C in Sarıcakaya (Eskişehir) in August.

Graph 19 Graph of Anomalies of Annual Average Temperatures in Türkiye (1991-2020) (General Directorate of Meteo-
rology, 2024)

Anomalies of Annual Average Temperatures in Türkiye
1991-2020 Average Temperature = 13,9°C
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Deviation from 1991-2020 (°C) 0 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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Graph 20 Türkiye Annual Average Temperature Ranking (TSMS, 2024)

Türkiye Annual Average Temperature Ranking (1971-2023)

Average Temperature for the Period 1991-2020 ͗ ϭϯ͕ϵΣ

Temperature

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In 2023, there were meteorological disasters that affected different parts of Türkiye to different
extents. A total of 1,475 natural disasters of meteorological nature were reported in Türkiye in
2023.

Looking at the long-term distribution, the number of meteorological disasters occurring in 2023
was recorded as the highest value in the 1940-2023 period (Graph 21). The most common me-
teorological disasters that occurred in Türkiye in 2023 were Heavy Rainfall/Flood (38.3%), Storm
(23.2%) and Hail (16.3%) events, respectively (Graph 22).

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