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: 3 days

Time span: March 14 2025 to March 16 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.4 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 89.5°E

Area affected: 56671 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_2025-Mar-14_to_2025-Mar-16_89.5_40.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 13 2025 to March 24 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -28.5 °C

Event center: 36.5°N 97.5°E

Area affected: 725362 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_2025-Mar-13_to_2025-Mar-24_97.5_36.5

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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: March 04 2025 to March 07 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.8 °C

Event center: 25.0°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 166082 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_2025-Mar-04_to_2025-Mar-07_113.0_25.0

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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: March 03 2025 to March 05 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.1 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 111.0°E

Area affected: 86677 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_2025-Mar-03_to_2025-Mar-05_111.0_28.5

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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: March 02 2025 to March 09 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -21.9 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 97.0°E

Area affected: 67055 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_2025-Mar-02_to_2025-Mar-09_97.0_37.0

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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: February 21 2025 to February 23 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -16.7 °C

Event center: 39.5°N 114.5°E

Area affected: 66414 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_2025-Feb-21_to_2025-Feb-23_114.5_39.5

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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: February 12 2025 to February 16 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -26.1 °C

Event center: 36.5°N 95.0°E

Area affected: 54388 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_2025-Feb-12_to_2025-Feb-16_95.0_36.5

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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: February 06 2025 to February 09 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -5.5 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 122.0°E

Area affected: 512859 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_2025-Feb-06_to_2025-Feb-09_122.0_31.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 10 days

Time span: February 04 2025 to February 13 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -24.0 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 87.0°E

Area affected: 50326 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_2025-Feb-04_to_2025-Feb-13_87.0_45.5