Author: WEXA

Cold spell occuring from July 16 2026 to July 18 2026 at -69.5°S 51.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 16 2026 to July 18 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -59.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -67.6 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 51.0°E

Area affected: 93645 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-16_to_2026-Jul-18_51.0_-69.5

Heat wave occuring from July 16 2026 to July 20 2026 at -22.0°S 168.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • New Caledonia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 16 2026 to July 20 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.9 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 316653 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-16_to_2026-Jul-20_168.5_-22.0

Heat wave occuring from July 16 2026 to July 20 2026 at 64.0°N 154.0°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 16 2026 to July 20 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.5 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 154.0°E

Area affected: 96383 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-16_to_2026-Jul-20_154.0_64.0

Heat wave occuring from July 15 2026 to July 20 2026 at -26.0°S 16.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Namibia
  • South Africa

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 15 2026 to July 20 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 23.0 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 16.5°E

Area affected: 160620 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-15_to_2026-Jul-20_16.5_-26.0

Cold spell occuring from July 15 2026 to July 20 2026 at -65.5°S 61.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 15 2026 to July 20 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -25.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -30.6 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 61.5°E

Area affected: 192780 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-15_to_2026-Jul-20_61.5_-65.5

Cold spell occuring from July 15 2026 to July 19 2026 at 23.5°N 59.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Iran
  • Oman

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 15 2026 to July 19 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.9 °C

Event center: 23.5°N 59.0°E

Area affected: 146934 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-15_to_2026-Jul-19_59.0_23.5

Cold spell occuring from July 15 2026 to July 21 2026 at 58.0°N 293.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 15 2026 to July 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.1 °C

Event center: 58.0°N 293.0°E

Area affected: 129604 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-15_to_2026-Jul-21_293.0_58.0

Heat wave occuring from July 15 2026 to July 19 2026 at 74.5°N 230.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 15 2026 to July 19 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 9.9 °C

Event center: 74.5°N 230.5°E

Area affected: 103958 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-15_to_2026-Jul-19_230.5_74.5

Heat wave occuring from July 15 2026 to July 24 2026 at -26.5°S 34.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mozambique
  • South Africa

Duration: 10 days

Time span: July 15 2026 to July 24 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.2 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 34.5°E

Area affected: 409121 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-15_to_2026-Jul-24_34.5_-26.5

Cold spell occuring from July 14 2026 to July 22 2026 at -74.0°S 286.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica

Duration: 9 days

Time span: July 14 2026 to July 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -28.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -39.9 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 286.0°E

Area affected: 182683 km$^2$



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-14_to_2026-Jul-22_286.0_-74.0