DECADAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES OF DRY STEPPE IN THE CENTRAL PRE-CAUCASIAN REGION OVER 1991?2014 POST-BASELINE PERIOD OF THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO)

The output of statistical analysis of climatic data from Mozdok meteorological station (WMO ID 37145) covering the period from 1960 to 2014 is first reported in the present article. The normal annual values for decadal temperature of 1961?1990 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) baseline period are calculated and their dynamics during 1991?2014 WMO post-baseline period is determined. The trends of temperature rise for the number of decadal periods within the annual cycle of WMO post-baseline period are established. The trends have been detected based on the performance of the Cox-Stuart test.