spatio-temporal analysis of temperature in azerbaijan republic

Mean daily temperature data from SantaKlara University database with a spatial resolution of 0. 5˚for 50 years has been used to detect the trend of temperature in Azerbaijan Republic. First of all monthly, seasonal and yearly maps and regional mean time series calculated. According to the annual map mean annual temperature of the country is about 11.7 degree Celsius. The lowest temperature in the northern and eastern Azerbaijan heights is around 5 degree Celsius. Maximum temperature is in the central and west Azerbaijan. Annual map shows that temperature in Nakhichevan is lower than the Azerbaijan. Summer is the hottest season of the year. Mean summer temperature is 22 and 22.7 in Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan respectively. Average winter temperature is -1.9 and 0.8, respectively for Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan coldest season of the year. Bahman (February) is the coldest month of the year that the temperature is -8 that found in the northern and western heights. Trend analysis of annual and seasonal time series shows that there are no significant trends. Farvardin (April) has significant and increasing trend that is significant in 96 percent confidence level.