Author: WEXA

Cold spell occuring from February 08 2016 to February 12 2016 at 16.5°N 24.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Sudan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: February 08 2016 to February 12 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.8 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 24.5°E

Area affected: 118607 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_2016-Feb-08_to_2016-Feb-12_24.5_16.5

Heat wave occuring from February 07 2016 to February 15 2016 at -25.5°S 114.5°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: February 07 2016 to February 15 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.2 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 114.5°E

Area affected: 405192 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_2016-Feb-07_to_2016-Feb-15_114.5_-25.5

Cold spell occuring from February 07 2016 to February 10 2016 at 22.5°N 32.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Egypt
  • Sudan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 07 2016 to February 10 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.7 °C

Event center: 22.5°N 32.0°E

Area affected: 80387 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_2016-Feb-07_to_2016-Feb-10_32.0_22.5

Cold spell occuring from February 07 2016 to February 09 2016 at 28.0°N 24.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Egypt
  • Libya

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 07 2016 to February 09 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 7.7 °C

Event center: 28.0°N 24.5°E

Area affected: 105107 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_2016-Feb-07_to_2016-Feb-09_24.5_28.0

Heat wave occuring from February 06 2016 to March 29 2016 at 82.5°N 31.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Belarus
  • Canada
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Greenland
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine

Duration: 53 days

Time span: February 06 2016 to March 29 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -8.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 26.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 10.5 °C

Event center: 82.5°N 31.0°E

Area affected: 14120953 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_2016-Feb-06_to_2016-Mar-29_31.0_82.5

Cold spell occuring from February 06 2016 to February 08 2016 at 20.5°N 124.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Philippines

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 06 2016 to February 08 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.3 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 124.5°E

Area affected: 181310 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_2016-Feb-06_to_2016-Feb-08_124.5_20.5

Heat wave occuring from February 05 2016 to March 01 2016 at 1.0°N 116.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia

Duration: 26 days

Time span: February 05 2016 to March 01 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 116.5°E

Area affected: 240957 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_2016-Feb-05_to_2016-Mar-01_116.5_1.0

Heat wave occuring from February 05 2016 to February 08 2016 at 54.0°N 5.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Netherlands

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 05 2016 to February 08 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 9.7 °C

Event center: 54.0°N 5.5°E

Area affected: 81923 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_2016-Feb-05_to_2016-Feb-08_5.5_54.0

Heat wave occuring from February 05 2016 to February 17 2016 at -6.0°S 148.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Papua New Guinea

Duration: 13 days

Time span: February 05 2016 to February 17 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 148.5°E

Area affected: 215250 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_2016-Feb-05_to_2016-Feb-17_148.5_-6.0

Heat wave occuring from February 05 2016 to February 08 2016 at -33.5°S 302.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 05 2016 to February 08 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 302.0°E

Area affected: 82221 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_2016-Feb-05_to_2016-Feb-08_302.0_-33.5