TREND ANALYSIS IN TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION AND HUMIDITY: THE CASE OF MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Abstract

Temperature and precipitation values are important parameters of climate change. Therefore, studies on meteorological data are important and such studies are increasing. The Mediterranean region, where agriculture has been intensified as a study area, has been selected. Long-term temperature, precipitation and humidity values of the provinces in the study area were used as material. The measurement range of meteorological data covers the period between 1950 and 2018. Linear regression analysis (LRA) and Spearman trend test (STT) were applied to determine climatic changes in these values. According to the results of linear regression analysis and Spearman trend test, it is determined that the most changes in long-term daily temperatures are in Isparta, Mersin, Burdur, Adana, Antalya, Kahramanmaras and Osmaniye provinces. The provinces with relative humidity changes were determined as Isparta, Burdur, Mersin, Adana and Antalya. As a result, these and similar studies have shown that it can play an important role in the planning of agricultural crop cultivation areas.