Local Climate Change: 36.17 N, 43.76 E

Country:	Iraq
Latitude:	36.1720 N
Longitude:	43.7569 E
Nearby Cities:	Irbil, Kirkuk, Dahuk, Tall Kayf

Climate Stripes

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since:	1760	1810	1860	1910	1960	1990
Current Location	-	0.83 ± 0.21	0.97 ± 0.22	1.43 ± 0.25	2.41 ± 0.49	6.54 ± 0.57
Iraq	-	0.79 ± 0.27	0.94 ± 0.23	1.42 ± 0.17	2.54 ± 0.45	6.27 ± 0.47
Turkey	0.45 ± 0.18	0.73 ± 0.16	0.78 ± 0.13	0.89 ± 0.09	1.60 ± 0.22	6.18 ± 0.27
Asia	-	0.82 ± 0.18	1.00 ± 0.15	1.35 ± 0.09	2.57 ± 0.24	3.13 ± 0.25
Northern Hemisphere	-	0.79 ± 0.16	0.96 ± 0.10	1.19 ± 0.05	2.56 ± 0.20	3.56 ± 0.20
Global Land	0.43 ± 0.18	0.79 ± 0.13	0.91 ± 0.08	1.11 ± 0.03	2.16 ± 0.11	2.78 ± 0.13

Temperature Record Months and Years

Seasonal Changes

Local Climate Variabiity

Difference from Global Land Average ( °C, 95% range )

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	± 2.31	± 0.97	± 0.41	± 0.27	± 0.17

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	0.52	0.75	0.93	0.96	0.98

Variability in Monthly Means ( °C, 95% range )

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
± 3.28	± 3.11	± 3.00	± 2.33	± 2.00	± 1.67
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
± 1.50	± 1.53	± 1.83	± 2.21	± 2.58	± 2.99

History of Temperature Stations

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Change in Diurnal Range