Category: Cold spells affecting Chad

Cold spell occuring from June 10 2021 to June 17 2021 at 24.0°N 10.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Chad
  • Libya
  • Niger

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 10 2021 to June 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 10.5°E

Area affected: 715409 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-Jun-10_to_2021-Jun-17_10.5_24.0

Cold spell occuring from May 23 2021 to May 30 2021 at 16.5°N 14.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: May 23 2021 to May 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.5 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 14.5°E

Area affected: 1284371 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-May-23_to_2021-May-30_14.5_16.5

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

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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 February 16 2021 to March 01 2021 at 3.5°N 36.5°E

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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 November 06 2020 to November 13 2020 at 13.0°N 10.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 8 days

Time span: November 06 2020 to November 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.0 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 10.5°E

Area affected: 235468 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-Nov-06_to_2020-Nov-13_10.5_13.0

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

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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 October 06 2020 to October 09 2020 at 12.5°N 13.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 06 2020 to October 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 13.0°E

Area affected: 51268 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-06_to_2020-Oct-09_13.0_12.5

Cold spell occuring from August 13 2020 to August 17 2020 at 22.0°N 25.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 13 2020 to August 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: 22.0°N 25.0°E

Area affected: 242583 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-Aug-13_to_2020-Aug-17_25.0_22.0

Cold spell occuring from July 18 2020 to August 14 2020 at 14.5°N 40.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Oman
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Yemen

Duration: 28 days

Time span: July 18 2020 to August 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.6 °C

Event center: 14.5°N 40.0°E

Area affected: 3185756 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-18_to_2020-Aug-14_40.0_14.5

Cold spell occuring from May 06 2020 to June 18 2020 at 36.5°N 31.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Chad
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 44 days

Time span: May 06 2020 to June 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -7.7 °C

Event center: 36.5°N 31.0°E

Area affected: 9237035 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-06_to_2020-Jun-18_31.0_36.5