METHODOLOGY
How is agricultural frost risk calculated?
Tarım İklim does not read overnight temperature alone. It evaluates temperature, humidity, wind and cloud cover together to generate a clear 0-100 decision-support signal.
Four-factor scoring model
Temperature
Overnight minimum temperature and the rate of approach to freezing are the primary signal.
Humidity
Low humidity can increase radiative heat loss; higher humidity can soften risk in some conditions.
Wind
Calm air increases radiation-frost risk; light air movement can reduce inversion effects.
Cloud cover
Clear sky accelerates overnight heat loss; cloud cover can provide a protective effect.
Risk thresholds
Standard monitoring is usually sufficient.
Sensitive crops and low-elevation parcels should be checked.
Plan cover, irrigation, fogging or greenhouse measures.
Urgent protection action and multi-channel notification are recommended.
Alert timing
Frost risk becomes most critical overnight and toward dawn. The system therefore monitors the following night during the evening; email, Telegram or push notification preferences may be triggered at high and critical thresholds.
Limitations and proper use
Microclimate, parcel elevation, cover status, irrigation, soil moisture and crop phenology can change frost impact. The score is not a guaranteed damage forecast. Official meteorological warnings, local measurements and agronomic expert review should be considered before critical decisions.
Expertise process
The methodology is developed by evaluating agricultural decision-support needs, data engineering, meteorological forecast data and field-use scenarios together. The goal is to turn complex forecast data into a risk signal that growers and agricultural businesses can read quickly.