Author: WEXA

Heat wave occuring from August 11 2017 to August 22 2017 at 10.5°N 52.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Somalia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: August 11 2017 to August 22 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.6 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 52.0°E

Area affected: 51632 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-Aug-11_to_2017-Aug-22_52.0_10.5

Heat wave occuring from August 11 2017 to August 13 2017 at -49.5°S 70.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • French Southern Territories

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 11 2017 to August 13 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 4.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 5.6 °C

Event center: -49.5°S 70.5°E

Area affected: 116897 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-Aug-11_to_2017-Aug-13_70.5_-49.5

Cold spell occuring from August 11 2017 to August 13 2017 at 51.0°N 78.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 11 2017 to August 13 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: 51.0°N 78.0°E

Area affected: 51605 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-Aug-11_to_2017-Aug-13_78.0_51.0

Cold spell occuring from August 11 2017 to August 15 2017 at 45.5°N 74.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Iran
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 11 2017 to August 15 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 7.4 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 74.0°E

Area affected: 770965 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-Aug-11_to_2017-Aug-15_74.0_45.5

Cold spell occuring from August 11 2017 to August 22 2017 at -27.0°S 290.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Chile

Duration: 12 days

Time span: August 11 2017 to August 22 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -18.2 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 290.5°E

Area affected: 256413 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-Aug-11_to_2017-Aug-22_290.5_-27.0

Heat wave occuring from August 10 2017 to August 29 2017 at 62.5°N 64.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Belarus
  • Kazakhstan
  • Moldova
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Ukraine

Duration: 20 days

Time span: August 10 2017 to August 29 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 64.5°E

Area affected: 3839729 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-Aug-10_to_2017-Aug-29_64.5_62.5

Heat wave occuring from August 10 2017 to August 27 2017 at 16.0°N 352.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco

Duration: 18 days

Time span: August 10 2017 to August 27 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 36.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 42.8 °C

Event center: 16.0°N 352.5°E

Area affected: 2470795 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-Aug-10_to_2017-Aug-27_352.5_16.0

Heat wave occuring from August 10 2017 to August 14 2017 at 19.5°N 33.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Sudan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 10 2017 to August 14 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 37.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.5 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 33.0°E

Area affected: 78870 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-Aug-10_to_2017-Aug-14_33.0_19.5

Heat wave occuring from August 09 2017 to August 16 2017 at 76.5°N 305.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: August 09 2017 to August 16 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 6.6 °C

Event center: 76.5°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 350420 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-Aug-09_to_2017-Aug-16_305.0_76.5

Heat wave occuring from August 09 2017 to August 19 2017 at 14.5°N 37.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan

Duration: 11 days

Time span: August 09 2017 to August 19 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.1 °C

Event center: 14.5°N 37.0°E

Area affected: 111189 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-Aug-09_to_2017-Aug-19_37.0_14.5