Ankara/Esenbo

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 17128 location.

[ Temperatures: Ankara/Esenbo, 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: 17128
icao_indicator: LTAC
place_name: Ankara / Esenboga
state:
country: Turkey
wmo_region: 6
station_latitude: 40-07N
station_longitude: 032-59E
upper_air_latitude:
upper_air_longitude:
station_elevation: 953
upper_air_elevation: 949
rbsn_indicator: P

Station Information from GHCNv2 Inventory

Search for GISS Graph:
country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17128
mod: 000
name: Ankara/Esenbo
latitude: 40.12
longitude: 32.98
elevation: 949
elev_interpolated: 980
population_type: Rural (population < 10,000)
population_in_thousands: -9
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: -9
grid_vegetation: Warm Grass/Shrub
Search for GISS Graph:
country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17128
mod: 001
name: Kirikkale
latitude: 39.90
longitude: 33.50
elevation: 725
elev_interpolated: 836
population_type: Urban (population > 50,000)
population_in_thousands: 138
topography_type: Hilly
vegetation_type: No information
location_type: Not island / Not coastal / Not by lake
distance_to_coast: -9
is_at_airport: Not at an airport
dist_to_airport: -9
grid_vegetation: Hot Desert
Search for GISS Graph:
country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17128
mod: 002
name: Cubuk
latitude: 40.20
longitude: 33.00
elevation: 992
elev_interpolated: 1015
population_type: Rural (population < 10,000)
population_in_thousands: -9
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: Not at an airport
dist_to_airport: -9
grid_vegetation: Warm Grass/Shrub
Search for GISS Graph:
country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17128
mod: 003
name: Kizilcahamam
latitude: 40.50
longitude: 32.70
elevation: 1002
elev_interpolated: 1245
population_type: Rural (population < 10,000)
population_in_thousands: -9
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: Not at an airport
dist_to_airport: -9
grid_vegetation: Warm Grass/Shrub
Search for GISS Graph:
country: 649
wmo_identifier: 17128
mod: 004
name: Cankiri
latitude: 40.60
longitude: 33.60
elevation: 751
elev_interpolated: 921
population_type: Small Town (10,000 < population <= 50,000)
population_in_thousands: 29
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: Not at an airport
dist_to_airport: -9
grid_vegetation: Warm Grass/Shrub