Category: Cold spells affecting Angola

11 cold spells identified in Angola since 2020

Cold spell occuring from December 07 2013 to December 15 2013 at -23.5°S 17.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Congo DRC
  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 07 2013 to December 15 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 17.0°E

Area affected: 1326524 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_2013-Dec-07_to_2013-Dec-15_17.0_-23.5

Cold spell occuring from December 05 2013 to December 19 2013 at -14.5°S 13.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola

Duration: 15 days

Time span: December 05 2013 to December 19 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 16.2 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 13.0°E

Area affected: 84435 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_2013-Dec-05_to_2013-Dec-19_13.0_-14.5

Cold spell occuring from November 19 2013 to November 27 2013 at -12.0°S 14.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Zambia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: November 19 2013 to November 27 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 14.5°E

Area affected: 358340 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_2013-Nov-19_to_2013-Nov-27_14.5_-12.0

Cold spell occuring from September 29 2013 to October 05 2013 at -11.5°S 34.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Burundi
  • Congo DRC
  • Eswatini
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 7 days

Time span: September 29 2013 to October 05 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 7.0 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 34.5°E

Area affected: 4034518 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_2013-Sep-29_to_2013-Oct-05_34.5_-11.5

Cold spell occuring from September 21 2013 to September 25 2013 at -9.0°S 25.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Congo DRC

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 21 2013 to September 25 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.3 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 25.5°E

Area affected: 63845 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_2013-Sep-21_to_2013-Sep-25_25.5_-9.0

Cold spell occuring from August 25 2013 to September 02 2013 at -19.0°S 16.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
  • South Africa

Duration: 9 days

Time span: August 25 2013 to September 02 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -3.4 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 16.5°E

Area affected: 6430666 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_2013-Aug-25_to_2013-Sep-02_16.5_-19.0

Cold spell occuring from July 17 2013 to September 11 2013 at 3.0°N 351.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Cameroon
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Liberia
  • Nigeria

Duration: 57 days

Time span: July 17 2013 to September 11 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 16.9 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 3053342 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_2013-Jul-17_to_2013-Sep-11_351.0_3.0

Cold spell occuring from June 26 2013 to July 07 2013 at -12.0°S 8.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Namibia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: June 26 2013 to July 07 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.8 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 8.5°E

Area affected: 731354 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_2013-Jun-26_to_2013-Jul-07_8.5_-12.0

Cold spell occuring from June 17 2013 to June 26 2013 at -4.0°S 34.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Congo DRC
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: June 17 2013 to June 26 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.6 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 34.5°E

Area affected: 753254 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_2013-Jun-17_to_2013-Jun-26_34.5_-4.0

Cold spell occuring from May 01 2013 to May 06 2013 at -18.0°S 18.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Namibia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 01 2013 to May 06 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 18.5°E

Area affected: 144082 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_2013-May-01_to_2013-May-06_18.5_-18.0