With summer coming to an end, Istanbul breaks 65-year-old heat record
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULSep 06, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Sep 06, 2015 12:00 am
Sunday was the hottest day in Istanbul in the past 65 years for the month of September.
Temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.9 Celsius) in three districts of Istanbul, Eyüp, Kartal and Göztepe, for the first time since 1950 in the month of September.
The previous record was recorded on Sept. 3, 1950 at a temperature of 97.88 degrees Fahrenheit (36.6).
Winds from the south of Turkey led to the heat wave during the last days of summer according to meteorologists.
The Turkish State Meteorological Service has previously in July and August issued multiple heat wave warnings across the country, stating that the temperature degrees was above seasonal averages.
Almost all provinces in the Marmara, southeastern Anatolia and central Anatolia regions experienced extreme heat this summer.
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