Water year precipitation across Turkey reaches highest level in last 66 years
According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, precipitation increased in August while the harvest of winter cereals and legumes was successfully completed.
According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, precipitation across Turkey increased by 10 percent in August compared to normal levels. While 11-month water year precipitation reached the highest level in the last 66 years, the harvest process of winter cereals and legumes was completed smoothly.
Record Level in Water Year Precipitation
According to information compiled from the bulletin of the General Directorate of Agricultural Reform, an average of 16.2 millimeters of precipitation was recorded across Turkey in August. With this value, August precipitation increased by 10 percent compared to normal levels and by more than 100 percent compared to the same month of the last year.
Highest Precipitation Amount in 66 Years
The 11-month water year precipitation covering the period between October 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026, turned out to be 29 percent above normal and 77 percent above last year. This amount of precipitation across Turkey was recorded as the highest level of the last 66 years.
August Temperature Values
The average temperature in August across the country was measured at 25.7 degrees Celsius. It was determined that this temperature level was 0.6 degrees Celsius above the normals between 1991 and 2020.
Cereal and Legume Harvest Completed
In August of the year, the development and harvest processes of winter cereals and legumes were completed nationwide smoothly and with high success. Meanwhile, maintenance and ripening activities continue in corn, cotton, sunflower, paddy, sugar beet, and orchards.
Regional Yield Losses Experienced
Although spring rains provided moisture balance, yield losses were anticipated in some areas in Central Anatolia and Marmara due to high temperatures and regional low precipitation. Agricultural frost, hail, and storm events negatively affected fruit set and tobacco areas.
Technical Control Against Pests
While there is no mass outbreak, technical control efforts continue in various regions against the brown marmorated stink bug, olive fruit fly, wheat rust, tobacco viruses, and cotton pests.