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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Kahramanmaraş Airport Turkey

At Kahramanmaraş Airport, the summers are hot, arid, and clear and the winters are very cold and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 35°F to 98°F and is rarely below 28°F or above 105°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Kahramanmaraş Airport for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September.

Climate at Kahramanmaraş Airport

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Kahramanmaraş Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.4 months, from June 8 to September 21, with an average daily high temperature above 88°F. The hottest month of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport is August, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.5 months, from November 26 to March 11, with an average daily high temperature below 59°F. The coldest month of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport is January, with an average low of 35°F and high of 49°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Kahramanmaraş AirporthotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2149°FJan 2149°FAug 198°FAug 198°F35°F35°F74°F74°FJun 888°FJun 888°FSep 2188°FSep 2188°FNov 2659°FNov 2659°FMar 1159°FMar 1159°F65°F65°F64°F64°F42°F42°F43°F43°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 49°F52°F60°F70°F80°F90°F96°F97°F90°F78°F63°F53°F
Temp. 42°F44°F52°F61°F70°F79°F84°F85°F78°F67°F54°F45°F
Low 35°F38°F44°F51°F59°F68°F73°F72°F66°F56°F45°F38°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Kahramanmaraş AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmwarmhotswelteringcomfortablevery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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At Kahramanmaraş Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport begins around May 16 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around October 8.

The clearest month of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 99% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 8 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around May 16.

The cloudiest month of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 48% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Kahramanmaraş AirportclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1100%Aug 1100%Jan 1650%Jan 1650%May 1674%May 1674%Oct 875%Oct 875%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 48%48%44%39%25%6%1%1%9%30%41%48%
Clearer 52%52%56%61%75%94%99%99%91%70%59%52%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Kahramanmaraş Airport varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.8 months, from October 15 to May 9, with a greater than 14% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Kahramanmaraş Airport is February, with an average of 7.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.2 months, from May 9 to October 15. The month with the fewest wet days at Kahramanmaraş Airport is August, with an average of 0.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Kahramanmaraş Airport is February, with an average of 7.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 26% on February 7.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Kahramanmaraş AirportwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 727%Feb 727%Aug 71%Aug 71%Oct 1514%Oct 1514%May 914%May 914%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 7.1d7.1d6.9d5.6d3.9d1.3d0.4d0.4d1.3d4.4d5.9d6.7d
Mixed 0.3d0.3d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 7.5d7.5d7.0d5.6d3.9d1.3d0.4d0.4d1.3d4.4d6.0d6.8d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kahramanmaraş Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.1 months, from September 26 to May 28, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Kahramanmaraş Airport is December, with an average rainfall of 2.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from May 28 to September 26. The month with the least rain at Kahramanmaraş Airport is August, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Kahramanmaraş AirportrainrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in1 in1 in2 in2 in3 in3 in4 in4 in5 in5 inJan 282.3 inJan 282.3 inAug 190.1 inAug 190.1 inSep 260.5 inSep 260.5 inMay 280.5 inMay 280.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.3″2.2″1.8″1.4″0.8″0.2″0.1″0.1″0.3″1.2″1.9″2.3″

The length of the day at Kahramanmaraş Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 34 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 46 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Kahramanmaraş AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2014 hr, 46 minJun 2014 hr, 46 minJun 2012 hr, 9 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minSep 229 hr, 34 minDec 219 hr, 34 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 9.9h10.8h12.0h13.2h14.2h14.7h14.4h13.6h12.4h11.2h10.2h9.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:10 AM on June 13, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 37 minutes later at 7:47 AM on January 6. The earliest sunset is at 5:13 PM on December 6, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 44 minutes later at 7:57 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Kahramanmaraş Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Kahramanmaraş AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 135:10 AMJun 135:10 AM7:57 PMJun 287:57 PMJun 28Dec 65:13 PMDec 65:13 PM7:47 AMJan 67:47 AMJan 6daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Kahramanmaraş AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040505050606070000010101010202020203030304040505060702976NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Kahramanmaraş Airport

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Kahramanmaraş Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from June 28 to September 14, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 10% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Kahramanmaraş Airport is August, with 10.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 26, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Kahramanmaraş AirportmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 260%Feb 260%Aug 440%Aug 440%Jun 2810%Jun 2810%Sep 1410%Sep 1410%NowNowmuggymuggydrydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumidoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.2d1.5d8.6d10.7d3.1d0.2d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Kahramanmaraş Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from June 1 to September 9, with average wind speeds of more than 7.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.8 months, from September 9 to June 1. The calmest month of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Average Wind Speed at Kahramanmaraş AirportwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphJul 28.6 mphJul 28.6 mphNov 45.7 mphNov 45.7 mphSep 97.2 mphSep 97.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 6.46.56.56.46.68.08.57.96.95.95.86.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Kahramanmaraş Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 4.0 days, from January 21 to January 25; for 1.9 weeks, from March 1 to March 14; and for 1.9 months, from September 28 to November 26, with a peak percentage of 40% on September 30. The wind is most often from the east for 1.2 months, from January 25 to March 1 and for 1.8 months, from November 26 to January 21, with a peak percentage of 39% on January 31. The wind is most often from the west for 6.5 months, from March 14 to September 28, with a peak percentage of 55% on June 6.

Wind Direction at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Wind Direction at Kahramanmaraş AirportEENWNEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Kahramanmaraş Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Kahramanmaraş Airport for general outdoor tourist activities are from late April to mid June and from mid September to late October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Tourism Score at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Tourism Score at Kahramanmaraş Airportbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.97.90.40.47.97.94.94.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kahramanmaraş Airport for hot-weather activities is from early June to late September, with a peak score in the first week of September.

Beach/Pool Score at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Kahramanmaraş Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810109.09.00.00.08.98.98.28.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Kahramanmaraş Airport typically lasts for 9.6 months (293 days), from around February 20 to around December 8, rarely starting before January 21 or after March 18, and rarely ending before November 16 or after January 4.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Kahramanmaraş Airportgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 2050%Feb 2050%Dec 850%Dec 890%Mar 1890%Mar 1890%Nov 1690%Nov 1610%Jan 2110%Jan 21Jul 19100%Jul 19100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortablesweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Kahramanmaraş Airport should appear around March 12, only rarely appearing before February 26 or after March 29.

Growing Degree Days at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Growing Degree Days at Kahramanmaraş AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FMar 1281°FMar 1281°FMay 22900°FMay 22900°FDec 315,425°FDec 315,425°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from May 19 to August 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport is July, with an average of 8.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from November 1 to February 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Kahramanmaraş Airport is December, with an average of 2.3 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kahramanmaraş Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Kahramanmaraş AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhJun 298.7 kWhJun 298.7 kWhDec 232.2 kWhDec 232.2 kWhMay 197.4 kWhMay 197.4 kWhAug 247.4 kWhAug 247.4 kWhNov 13.5 kWhNov 13.5 kWhFeb 173.5 kWhFeb 173.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 2.53.44.76.17.38.48.57.66.24.32.92.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kahramanmaraş Airport are 37.537 deg latitude, 36.947 deg longitude, and 1,654 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kahramanmaraş Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 331 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,642 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (5,430 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,905 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kahramanmaraş Airport is covered by cropland (68%) and artificial surfaces (32%), within 10 miles by cropland (54%) and trees (26%), and within 50 miles by cropland (45%) and trees (37%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Kahramanmaraş Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Kahramanmaraş Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Gaziantep Oğuzeli International Airport, Iskenderun, Hatay Airport, Aleppo International Airport, Incirlik Air Base, Adana Şakirpaşa Airport, Kayseri Erkilet Airport, and Sanliurfa Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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