Station Name: KARS
  WMO Station Number: 17098
National I.D. Number:         
             Country: TURKEY
          WMO Region: REGION VI - EUROPE                 
            Latitude:  40d 36m N
           Longitude: 043d 05m E
           Elevation:     1775 m

In the following tables,
   byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period
   eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period
   NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed
   * = value > 0 but < units resolution
   Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly
              values provided by Members
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The normals data and climate variable descriptions are
presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member
country.
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  Element 01:  Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan        -9.9
   Feb        -8.4
   Mar        -2.5
   Apr         5.2
   May        10.0
   Jun        13.4
   Jul        17.3
   Aug        17.1
   Sep        13.2
   Oct         6.7
   Nov         0.4
   Dec        -5.6
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC      4.7
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  Element 02:  Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
MAX_VAL (Statistic 04):  Maximum Value
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      byr:    1961    1961
      eyr:    1990    1990
Statistic:    MEAN MAX_VAL
  Month
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   Jan        -5.2     5.2
   Feb        -3.4     9.0
   Mar         2.4    15.9
   Apr        11.0    24.2
   May        16.2    26.4
   Jun        20.4    31.0
   Jul        25.2    34.8
   Aug        25.6    34.2
   Sep        21.8    31.1
   Oct        13.6    25.0
   Nov         6.3    19.0
   Dec        -1.4    11.6
  Annual        NA      NA
 Ann-NCDC     11.0      NA
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  Element 03:  Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
MIN_VAL (Statistic 05):  Minimum Value
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      byr:    1961    1961
      eyr:    1990    1990
Statistic:    MEAN MIN_VAL
  Month
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   Jan       -14.6   -36.6
   Feb       -13.7   -33.8
   Mar        -7.5   -30.2
   Apr        -0.2   -15.5
   May         3.7    -6.8
   Jun         6.4    -4.0
   Jul         9.6     0.1
   Aug         9.3     1.6
   Sep         5.1    -4.4
   Oct         0.1   -15.8
   Nov        -4.5   -28.2
   Dec       -10.1   -29.8
  Annual        NA      NA
 Ann-NCDC     -1.4      NA
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  Element 06:  Precipitation (mm)
MEANMLY (Statistic 15):  Mean Monthly Value
MIN_MLY (Statistic 20):  Minimum Monthly Value
QUIN20% (Statistic 22):  First Quintile
QUIN40% (Statistic 23):  Second Quintile
QUIN60% (Statistic 24):  Third Quintile
QUIN80% (Statistic 25):  Fourth Quintile
MAX_MLY (Statistic 26):  Maximum Monthly Value
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      byr:    1961    1961    1961    1961    1961    1961    1961
      eyr:    1990    1990    1990    1990    1990    1990    1990
Statistic: MEANMLY MIN_MLY QUIN20% QUIN40% QUIN60% QUIN80% MAX_MLY
  Month
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   Jan        18.8     0.9    10.0    15.0    19.0    28.0    47.0
   Feb        22.4     2.9     9.5    15.0    24.5    33.0    61.0
   Mar        26.0     1.9    15.0    21.5    27.5    34.5    57.0
   Apr        44.1    11.9    30.0    35.0    46.0    54.0    90.0
   May        76.2    27.9    49.5    70.0    82.5    98.0   138.0
   Jun        75.7    18.9    39.0    59.0    86.5   109.0   160.0
   Jul        49.7     2.9    22.0    42.5    52.5    68.5   128.0
   Aug        38.3     4.9    11.0    24.0    43.5    63.0   102.0
   Sep        26.7     0.9     8.0    15.0    27.5    49.5    75.0
   Oct        38.5     0.9    20.0    32.0    39.0    60.5    93.0
   Nov        25.7     0.0    14.0    18.5    25.0    42.0    65.0
   Dec        20.8     1.9    11.0    17.0    24.5    30.5    37.0
  Annual        NA      NA      NA      NA      NA      NA      NA
 Ann-NCDC    462.9      NA      NA      NA      NA      NA      NA
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  Element 12:  Sea Level Pressure (hPa)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan      1026.9
   Feb      1024.0
   Mar      1019.3
   Apr      1013.9
   May      1012.5
   Jun      1010.0
   Jul      1006.8
   Aug      1007.6
   Sep      1013.2
   Oct      1019.7
   Nov      1022.3
   Dec      1025.1
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC   1016.8
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  Element 13:  Station Pressure (hPa)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan       820.2
   Feb       819.2
   Mar       819.4
   Apr       819.5
   May       821.4
   Jun       821.1
   Jul       820.7
   Aug       821.4
   Sep       823.7
   Oct       824.7
   Nov       823.7
   Dec       821.5
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC    821.4
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  Element 14:  Vapor Pressure (hPa)
   MEAN (Statistic 01):  Mean Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan         2.4
   Feb         2.8
   Mar         4.0
   Apr         6.2
   May         8.4
   Jun        10.4
   Jul        12.8
   Aug        12.3
   Sep         9.0
   Oct         6.6
   Nov         5.0
   Dec         3.3
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC      6.9
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  Element 95:  Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count)
   Qualifier:     1.0 mm                
MEANMLY (Statistic 15):  Mean Monthly Value
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      byr:    1961
      eyr:    1990
  Month
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   Jan           6
   Feb           5
   Mar           7
   Apr           9
   May          13
   Jun          11
   Jul           7
   Aug           6
   Sep           5
   Oct           7
   Nov           5
   Dec           5
  Annual        NA
 Ann-NCDC     86.0
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