Category: Cold spells affecting Cameroon

Cold spell occuring from March 04 2022 to April 01 2022 at 38.5°N 34.5°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Montenegro
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 29 days

Time span: March 04 2022 to April 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -39.0 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 34.5°E

Area affected: 20134870 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_2022-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5

Cold spell occuring from January 13 2022 to February 12 2022 at 6.5°N 8.5°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Benin
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Montenegro
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye

Duration: 31 days

Time span: January 13 2022 to February 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -21.2 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 8.5°E

Area affected: 9970939 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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5

Cold spell occuring from October 15 2021 to October 20 2021 at 13.5°N 14.0°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 6 days

Time span: October 15 2021 to October 20 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 27.0 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 14.0°E

Area affected: 143980 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_2021-Oct-15_to_2021-Oct-20_14.0_13.5

Cold spell occuring from March 15 2021 to April 06 2021 at 11.5°N 11.0°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sudan
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye

Duration: 23 days

Time span: March 15 2021 to April 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -15.2 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 11.0°E

Area affected: 11794082 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_2021-Mar-15_to_2021-Apr-06_11.0_11.5

Cold spell occuring from March 14 2021 to March 20 2021 at 6.5°N 13.5°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 14 2021 to March 20 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.9 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 13.5°E

Area affected: 119825 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_2021-Mar-14_to_2021-Mar-20_13.5_6.5

Cold spell occuring from February 16 2021 to March 01 2021 at 3.5°N 36.5°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Togo
  • Uganda

Duration: 14 days

Time span: February 16 2021 to March 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 3.7 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 36.5°E

Area affected: 7669650 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_2021-Feb-16_to_2021-Mar-01_36.5_3.5

Cold spell occuring from October 20 2020 to October 28 2020 at 13.5°N 9.5°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 9 days

Time span: October 20 2020 to October 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 9.5°E

Area affected: 195788 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-Oct-20_to_2020-Oct-28_9.5_13.5

Cold spell occuring from March 11 2020 to March 18 2020 at 11.5°N 17.5°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 11 2020 to March 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.5 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 17.5°E

Area affected: 2261111 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-11_to_2020-Mar-18_17.5_11.5

Cold spell occuring from January 23 2020 to January 27 2020 at 3.5°N 16.0°E

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 23 2020 to January 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 16.0°E

Area affected: 185077 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-23_to_2020-Jan-27_16.0_3.5