Author: WEXA

Heat wave occuring from December 20 2017 to December 26 2017 at -12.5°S 42.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mozambique

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 20 2017 to December 26 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 42.5°E

Area affected: 172192 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_2017-Dec-20_to_2017-Dec-26_42.5_-12.5

Heat wave occuring from December 19 2017 to December 24 2017 at 53.5°N 352.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 19 2017 to December 24 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 11.7 °C

Event center: 53.5°N 352.0°E

Area affected: 70422 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_2017-Dec-19_to_2017-Dec-24_352.0_53.5

Heat wave occuring from December 19 2017 to December 21 2017 at 36.5°N 263.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 19 2017 to December 21 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 14.1 °C

Event center: 36.5°N 263.5°E

Area affected: 195872 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_2017-Dec-19_to_2017-Dec-21_263.5_36.5

Heat wave occuring from December 19 2017 to December 26 2017 at -9.0°S 141.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 19 2017 to December 26 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.7 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 141.0°E

Area affected: 51792 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_2017-Dec-19_to_2017-Dec-26_141.0_-9.0

Cold spell occuring from December 19 2017 to January 08 2018 at 5.5°N 0.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Benin
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 21 days

Time span: December 19 2017 to January 08 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: 5.5°N 0.5°E

Area affected: 379052 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_2017-Dec-19_to_2018-Jan-08_0.5_5.5

Cold spell occuring from December 19 2017 to December 26 2017 at 7.5°N 38.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 19 2017 to December 26 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.5 °C

Event center: 7.5°N 38.5°E

Area affected: 587801 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_2017-Dec-19_to_2017-Dec-26_38.5_7.5

Cold spell occuring from December 19 2017 to December 29 2017 at -78.0°S 163.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 19 2017 to December 29 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -12.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -23.3 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 163.5°E

Area affected: 62261 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_2017-Dec-19_to_2017-Dec-29_163.5_-78.0

Heat wave occuring from December 18 2017 to December 22 2017 at 69.0°N 47.5°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: December 18 2017 to December 22 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 2.0 °C

Event center: 69.0°N 47.5°E

Area affected: 66795 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_2017-Dec-18_to_2017-Dec-22_47.5_69.0

Heat wave occuring from December 18 2017 to December 26 2017 at 37.0°N 68.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 18 2017 to December 26 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.5 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 68.0°E

Area affected: 358481 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_2017-Dec-18_to_2017-Dec-26_68.0_37.0

Cold spell occuring from December 18 2017 to January 09 2018 at 9.0°N 345.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Senegal

Duration: 23 days

Time span: December 18 2017 to January 09 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 345.0°E

Area affected: 6235044 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_2017-Dec-18_to_2018-Jan-09_345.0_9.0