Category: Cold spells affecting Central African Republic

Cold spell occuring from July 17 2020 to July 20 2020 at 6.0°N 21.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

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

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 17 2020 to July 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.6 °C

Event center: 6.0°N 21.5°E

Area affected: 194468 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-Jul-17_to_2020-Jul-20_21.5_6.0

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

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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

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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

Cold spell occuring from January 20 2020 to February 10 2020 at 4.5°N 34.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Libya
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Uganda
  • Yemen

Duration: 22 days

Time span: January 20 2020 to February 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.8 °C

Event center: 4.5°N 34.5°E

Area affected: 5436071 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-20_to_2020-Feb-10_34.5_4.5