Author: WEXA

Cold spell occuring from May 06 2015 to May 12 2015 at -24.5°S 150.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 06 2015 to May 12 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.8 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 262416 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_2015-May-06_to_2015-May-12_150.0_-24.5

Cold spell occuring from May 06 2015 to May 29 2015 at -62.0°S 87.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica

Duration: 24 days

Time span: May 06 2015 to May 29 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -41.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -74.0 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 87.5°E

Area affected: 3867847 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_2015-May-06_to_2015-May-29_87.5_-62.0

Cold spell occuring from May 06 2015 to May 17 2015 at -62.0°S 349.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica

Duration: 12 days

Time span: May 06 2015 to May 17 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -12.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -39.2 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 349.5°E

Area affected: 2231213 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_2015-May-06_to_2015-May-17_349.5_-62.0

Cold spell occuring from May 06 2015 to May 10 2015 at -59.0°S 335.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 06 2015 to May 10 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -9.4 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 335.5°E

Area affected: 231362 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_2015-May-06_to_2015-May-10_335.5_-59.0

Heat wave occuring from May 05 2015 to May 10 2015 at 52.0°N 76.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kazakhstan

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 05 2015 to May 10 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 23.2 °C

Event center: 52.0°N 76.0°E

Area affected: 228833 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_2015-May-05_to_2015-May-10_76.0_52.0

Heat wave occuring from May 05 2015 to May 13 2015 at 36.5°N 83.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Tajikistan

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 05 2015 to May 13 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.5 °C

Event center: 36.5°N 83.0°E

Area affected: 187310 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_2015-May-05_to_2015-May-13_83.0_36.5

Heat wave occuring from May 05 2015 to May 17 2015 at -10.0°S 323.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 13 days

Time span: May 05 2015 to May 17 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.5 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 323.5°E

Area affected: 204664 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_2015-May-05_to_2015-May-17_323.5_-10.0

Cold spell occuring from May 05 2015 to May 30 2015 at 12.5°N 287.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Aruba

Duration: 26 days

Time span: May 05 2015 to May 30 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -0.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.2 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 287.5°E

Area affected: 397779 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_2015-May-05_to_2015-May-30_287.5_12.5

Cold spell occuring from May 05 2015 to May 11 2015 at 13.0°N 24.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Sudan

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 05 2015 to May 11 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 19.9 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 24.5°E

Area affected: 84447 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_2015-May-05_to_2015-May-11_24.5_13.0

Cold spell occuring from May 05 2015 to May 09 2015 at 6.5°N 46.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 05 2015 to May 09 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.0 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 46.0°E

Area affected: 131950 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_2015-May-05_to_2015-May-09_46.0_6.5