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: 7 days

Time span: August 26 2021 to September 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.6 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 73673 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-Aug-26_to_2021-Sep-01_113.0_35.0

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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 25 2021 to August 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.8 °C

Event center: 30.0°N 96.0°E

Area affected: 56277 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-Aug-25_to_2021-Aug-30_96.0_30.0

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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: August 25 2021 to August 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 103.5°E

Area affected: 74151 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-Aug-25_to_2021-Aug-28_103.5_31.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 24 2021 to August 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.1 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 108.5°E

Area affected: 329281 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-Aug-24_to_2021-Aug-30_108.5_31.0

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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 14 2021 to August 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -11.1 °C

Event center: 35.5°N 77.5°E

Area affected: 65220 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-Aug-14_to_2021-Aug-18_77.5_35.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 13 2021 to August 15 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.9 °C

Event center: 30.0°N 110.5°E

Area affected: 67265 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-Aug-13_to_2021-Aug-15_110.5_30.0

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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 13 2021 to August 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.5 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 121.0°E

Area affected: 61334 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-Aug-13_to_2021-Aug-17_121.0_31.0