Author: WEXA

Heat wave occuring from May 20 2019 to May 24 2019 at -80.0°S 283.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 20 2019 to May 24 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -24.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -14.9 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 283.5°E

Area affected: 148103 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_2019-May-20_to_2019-May-24_283.5_-80.0

Heat wave occuring from May 20 2019 to May 25 2019 at -73.5°S 168.5°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: May 20 2019 to May 25 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -15.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -8.4 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 100788 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_2019-May-20_to_2019-May-25_168.5_-73.5

Cold spell occuring from May 20 2019 to May 30 2019 at 12.0°N 274.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 20 2019 to May 30 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.9 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 274.0°E

Area affected: 194824 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_2019-May-20_to_2019-May-30_274.0_12.0

Cold spell occuring from May 20 2019 to May 28 2019 at -35.0°S 291.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 20 2019 to May 28 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -7.4 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 291.5°E

Area affected: 50324 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_2019-May-20_to_2019-May-28_291.5_-35.0

Heat wave occuring from May 19 2019 to May 24 2019 at 11.5°N 349.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Senegal

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 19 2019 to May 24 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.1 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 349.5°E

Area affected: 87764 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_2019-May-19_to_2019-May-24_349.5_11.5

Cold spell occuring from May 19 2019 to May 22 2019 at 52.5°N 66.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 19 2019 to May 22 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.1 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 66.5°E

Area affected: 67153 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_2019-May-19_to_2019-May-22_66.5_52.5

Cold spell occuring from May 19 2019 to May 22 2019 at 46.5°N 125.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 19 2019 to May 22 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 6.3 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 125.5°E

Area affected: 201285 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_2019-May-19_to_2019-May-22_125.5_46.5

Cold spell occuring from May 19 2019 to May 30 2019 at 11.0°N 40.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: May 19 2019 to May 30 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.9 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 40.5°E

Area affected: 212113 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_2019-May-19_to_2019-May-30_40.5_11.0

Heat wave occuring from May 18 2019 to May 21 2019 at 62.0°N 239.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 18 2019 to May 21 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.9 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 239.0°E

Area affected: 70476 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_2019-May-18_to_2019-May-21_239.0_62.0

Heat wave occuring from May 18 2019 to May 24 2019 at 2.5°N 128.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Indonesia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 18 2019 to May 24 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: 2.5°N 128.5°E

Area affected: 71016 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_2019-May-18_to_2019-May-24_128.5_2.5