Category: Cold spells affecting Algeria

Cold spell occuring from May 13 2020 to May 25 2020 at 19.5°N 1.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco

Duration: 13 days

Time span: May 13 2020 to May 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 3.7 °C

Event center: 17.5°N 359.0°E

Area affected: 1718524 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_2020-May-13_to_2020-May-25_1.0_19.5

Cold spell occuring from March 22 2020 to March 28 2020 at 43.0°N 10.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 22 2020 to March 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -12.5 °C

Event center: 43.0°N 10.0°E

Area affected: 1234965 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_2020-Mar-22_to_2020-Mar-28_10.0_43.0

Cold spell occuring from March 18 2020 to March 26 2020 at 20.5°N 351.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 18 2020 to March 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.7 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 717390 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_2020-Mar-18_to_2020-Mar-26_351.0_20.5

Cold spell occuring from January 11 2020 to January 14 2020 at 23.5°N 6.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 11 2020 to January 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 1.8 °C

Event center: 23.5°N 6.0°E

Area affected: 146196 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_2020-Jan-11_to_2020-Jan-14_6.0_23.5