Observed Changes in Annual and Seasonal Temperatures in Nevşehir (Central Anatolia, Turkey) for Period 1960-2016

Abstract

This study investigated changes and trends in mean annual and seasonal temperatures together with temperature anomalies in the province of Nevşehir, Turkey for the period 1960-2016. Nevşehir is within the Central Anatolia Region which is potentially sensitive to climate change due to its semi-arid climate. Trends in temperature series were analysed using Mann-Kendall and Gaussian statistical tests. Results show statistically significant increases in mean annual and summer temperatures at 0.05% level. A significant increasing trend in spring and autumn temperatures is weaker than summer temperatures. In other words, a slight warming trend in all these three seasons was detected. For winter temperatures, an increasing trend was also detected in this period. The trends, both annually and in summer, are evident from 1994, when the mean annual temperatures were above the long-term average. The warmest year was 2010 and the coldest year was 1992.

Keywords

• Climate change,trend,temperature,Mann-Kendall,Nevşehir

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