Author: WEXA

Heat wave occuring from January 12 2020 to January 19 2020 at -67.0°S 159.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 12 2020 to January 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 1.4 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 159.0°E

Area affected: 211527 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-12_to_2020-Jan-19_159.0_-67.0

Heat wave occuring from January 12 2020 to January 19 2020 at 74.0°N 244.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Canada

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 12 2020 to January 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -13.2 °C

Event center: 74.0°N 244.0°E

Area affected: 85545 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-12_to_2020-Jan-19_244.0_74.0

Heat wave occuring from January 12 2020 to January 20 2020 at 75.0°N 259.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Canada

Duration: 9 days

Time span: January 12 2020 to January 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -20.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -13.9 °C

Event center: 75.0°N 259.0°E

Area affected: 204646 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-12_to_2020-Jan-20_259.0_75.0

Heat wave occuring from January 12 2020 to January 15 2020 at 38.5°N 91.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 12 2020 to January 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -9.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 91.0°E

Area affected: 162265 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-12_to_2020-Jan-15_91.0_38.5

Heat wave occuring from January 12 2020 to January 14 2020 at 15.0°N 13.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 12 2020 to January 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 13.5°E

Area affected: 92430 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-12_to_2020-Jan-14_13.5_15.0

Heat wave occuring from January 11 2020 to January 16 2020 at -75.0°S 173.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 11 2020 to January 16 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 0.3 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 173.5°E

Area affected: 52873 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Jan-16_173.5_-75.0

Cold spell occuring from January 11 2020 to January 14 2020 at 23.5°N 6.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Algeria

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 11 2020 to January 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 1.8 °C

Event center: 23.5°N 6.0°E

Area affected: 146196 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Jan-14_6.0_23.5

Heat wave occuring from January 11 2020 to February 22 2020 at 33.0°N 337.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 43 days

Time span: January 11 2020 to February 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 20.9 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 21.5°E

Area affected: 15888708 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Feb-22_337.0_33.0

Heat wave occuring from January 11 2020 to January 16 2020 at -14.0°S 305.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Brazil

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 11 2020 to January 16 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 305.5°E

Area affected: 56915 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Jan-16_305.5_-14.0

Heat wave occuring from January 11 2020 to January 21 2020 at 67.0°N 183.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

  • Canada
  • Russian Federation
  • United States

Duration: 11 days

Time span: January 11 2020 to January 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 12.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -9.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 28.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 3.6 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 183.0°E

Area affected: 1933578 km$^2$


Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.



Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Jan-21_183.0_67.0