Category: Cold spells affecting China

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 10 2026 to August 14 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: 29.0°N 112.5°E

Area affected: 75164 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_2026-Aug-10_to_2026-Aug-14_112.5_29.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 04 2026 to August 09 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.4 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 100.0°E

Area affected: 56557 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_2026-Aug-04_to_2026-Aug-09_100.0_28.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 01 2026 to August 05 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.8 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 109.5°E

Area affected: 143116 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_2026-Aug-01_to_2026-Aug-05_109.5_34.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 30 2026 to August 02 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 86.0°E

Area affected: 206741 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_2026-Jul-30_to_2026-Aug-02_86.0_30.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 28 2026 to August 01 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.1 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 96.0°E

Area affected: 82087 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_2026-Jul-28_to_2026-Aug-01_96.0_40.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 28 2026 to August 04 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: 22.5°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 179940 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_2026-Jul-28_to_2026-Aug-04_113.0_22.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 26 2026 to July 30 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.9 °C

Event center: 25.5°N 114.5°E

Area affected: 136967 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_2026-Jul-26_to_2026-Jul-30_114.5_25.5