Author: WEXA

Heat wave occuring from December 12 2017 to December 23 2017 at 8.5°N 84.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • India

Duration: 12 days

Time span: December 12 2017 to December 23 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: 8.5°N 84.5°E

Area affected: 453284 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-12_to_2017-Dec-23_84.5_8.5

Heat wave occuring from December 12 2017 to December 20 2017 at 9.0°N 356.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Liberia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 12 2017 to December 20 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 356.0°E

Area affected: 330677 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-12_to_2017-Dec-20_356.0_9.0

Heat wave occuring from December 12 2017 to December 18 2017 at 3.5°N 104.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Malaysia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 12 2017 to December 18 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 104.0°E

Area affected: 58592 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-12_to_2017-Dec-18_104.0_3.5

Heat wave occuring from December 12 2017 to December 20 2017 at -31.5°S 150.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Australia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 12 2017 to December 20 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 34.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 39.6 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 1054489 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-12_to_2017-Dec-20_150.0_-31.5

Cold spell occuring from December 12 2017 to December 18 2017 at 24.0°N 203.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • United States

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 12 2017 to December 18 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 14.3 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 203.5°E

Area affected: 964011 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-12_to_2017-Dec-18_203.5_24.0

Cold spell occuring from December 12 2017 to December 17 2017 at 18.0°N 344.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 12 2017 to December 17 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.3 °C

Event center: 18.0°N 344.5°E

Area affected: 628094 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-12_to_2017-Dec-17_344.5_18.0

Heat wave occuring from December 11 2017 to December 15 2017 at 53.0°N 130.5°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 11 2017 to December 15 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -17.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -14.7 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 130.5°E

Area affected: 59889 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-11_to_2017-Dec-15_130.5_53.0

Heat wave occuring from December 11 2017 to December 14 2017 at 50.0°N 135.0°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: December 11 2017 to December 14 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -14.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -5.2 °C

Event center: 50.0°N 135.0°E

Area affected: 152087 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-11_to_2017-Dec-14_135.0_50.0

Heat wave occuring from December 11 2017 to December 13 2017 at 22.0°N 29.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Egypt
  • Sudan

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 11 2017 to December 13 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 25.8 °C

Event center: 22.0°N 29.5°E

Area affected: 205620 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-11_to_2017-Dec-13_29.5_22.0

Heat wave occuring from December 11 2017 to December 16 2017 at 4.5°N 99.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Indonesia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 11 2017 to December 16 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: 4.5°N 99.0°E

Area affected: 77038 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-11_to_2017-Dec-16_99.0_4.5