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Graph 34 Annual Average Sea Water Temperature Distribution and Trends in the Mediterranean Sea (General Directo-
rate of Meteorology, 2024)

MEDITERRANEAN SEA DISTRIBUTION AND TREND OF ANNUAL AVERAGE SEA
WATER TEMPERATURE VALUES (1970-2023)
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23 22,0 22,2 22,0 22,0 21,8 21,8 22,0 22,2 22,3 22,4 23,8 22,2 22,2 21,9 22,6
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE (°C) 21 21,0 20,8 20,7 20,8 21,0 21,0 20,8 21,3 21,0 21,4 21,1 21,1 20,7 20,8 21,2 21,2 21,5 20,9 21,2 21,1 21,2 21,2 20,6 20,7 21,4 21,1 21,0 21,0 21,7 22,0 22,0 21,8 21,9 21,8 21,7 21,6 21,9 21,9 21,9
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ANNUAL AVERAGE SEA WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (°C) y=0,0323x + 20,633
Linear (ANNUAL AVERAGE SEA WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA) (°C))
Graph 35 Comparison of 2023 Monthly Average Sea Water Temperature Data of the Mediterranean Sea with 2022 and
1970-2023 Monthly Average Values (General Directorate of Meteorology, 2024)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
DISTRIBUTION OF 2023 MONTHLY AVERAGE SEA WATER TEMPERATURE VALUES IN
COMPARISON WITH 2022 AND 1970-2023 MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
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30 24,1 23,9 24,5 27,0 26,6 26,9 29,2 28,0 28,9 28,3 27,0 27,7 26,1 24,5 25,0 24,1 22,6
TEMPERATURE (°C) 20 17,5 18,4 16,6 17,6 16,7 15,9 16,7 17,5 16,5 16,4 18,2 18,1 17,9 20,7 20,7 20,6 21,4 20,8 18,5
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< AVERAGE MONTHLY SEA WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IN 2023 (°C)
< AVERAGE MONTHLY SEA WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA BETWEEN 1970-2023 (°C)

Graph 36 Annual Average Sea Water Temperature Distribution and Trends in the Aegean Sea (General Directorate of
Meteorology, 2024)
AEGEAN SEA DISTRIBUTION AND TREND OF ANNUAL AVERAGE
SEA WATER TEMPERATURE VALUES (1970-2023)
20,9 19, 8 19, 5 19 ,8 19, 0,5 4 2
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18,9
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SEA WATER TEMPERATUREK ( 0 C)
19.0
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ANNUAL AVERAGE SEA WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE AEGEAN SEA (°C) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 y=0,0316x + 17,838 2022 2023
Linear (ANNUAL AVERAGE SEA WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE AEGEAN SEA) (°C))
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