Author: WEXA

Cold spell occuring from July 19 2026 to July 23 2026 at 64.5°N 30.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Finland
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 19 2026 to July 23 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: 64.5°N 30.5°E

Area affected: 274372 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-19_to_2026-Jul-23_30.5_64.5

Heat wave occuring from July 19 2026 to July 23 2026 at 27.5°N 48.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bahrain
  • Iran
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 19 2026 to July 23 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 36.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 42.5 °C

Event center: 27.5°N 48.5°E

Area affected: 168171 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-19_to_2026-Jul-23_48.5_27.5

Heat wave occuring from July 19 2026 to July 22 2026 at 60.5°N 73.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 19 2026 to July 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 25.1 °C

Event center: 60.5°N 73.5°E

Area affected: 104134 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-19_to_2026-Jul-22_73.5_60.5

Cold spell occuring from July 18 2026 to July 22 2026 at -14.5°S 126.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Australia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 18 2026 to July 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.7 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 50587 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-18_to_2026-Jul-22_126.5_-14.5

Heat wave occuring from July 18 2026 to July 25 2026 at -18.5°S 27.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 18 2026 to July 25 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 23.8 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 27.0°E

Area affected: 307463 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-18_to_2026-Jul-25_27.0_-18.5

Heat wave occuring from July 18 2026 to July 22 2026 at 73.5°N 109.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 18 2026 to July 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: 73.5°N 109.5°E

Area affected: 50581 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-18_to_2026-Jul-22_109.5_73.5

Heat wave occuring from July 17 2026 to July 24 2026 at 72.0°N 139.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 17 2026 to July 24 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 23.9 °C

Event center: 72.0°N 139.0°E

Area affected: 93032 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-17_to_2026-Jul-24_139.0_72.0

Heat wave occuring from July 17 2026 to July 21 2026 at -29.5°S 152.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Australia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 17 2026 to July 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 19.5 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 73981 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-17_to_2026-Jul-21_152.5_-29.5

Cold spell occuring from July 17 2026 to July 21 2026 at 19.5°N 102.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Laos
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 17 2026 to July 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 18.7 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 102.0°E

Area affected: 210148 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_2026-Jul-17_to_2026-Jul-21_102.0_19.5

Cold spell occuring from July 16 2026 to July 21 2026 at -10.0°S 28.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Congo DRC
  • Zambia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 16 2026 to July 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 28.5°E

Area affected: 109466 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_2026-Jul-16_to_2026-Jul-21_28.5_-10.0