Category: Cold spells affecting Finland

Cold spell occuring from March 02 2021 to March 18 2021 at 70.0°N 47.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • China
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Norway
  • Russian Federation
  • Sweden
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 17 days

Time span: March 02 2021 to March 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -23.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -42.7 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 47.0°E

Area affected: 8983376 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-02_to_2021-Mar-18_47.0_70.0

Cold spell occuring from February 06 2021 to March 11 2021 at 66.0°N 35.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • China
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russian Federation
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 34 days

Time span: February 06 2021 to March 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -27.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -25.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -47.4 °C

Event center: 66.0°N 35.5°E

Area affected: 15167350 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-06_to_2021-Mar-11_35.5_66.0

Cold spell occuring from December 19 2020 to February 09 2021 at 49.5°N 147.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Myanmar
  • North Macedonia
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 53 days

Time span: December 19 2020 to February 09 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -25.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -28.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -60.6 °C

Event center: 49.5°N 147.5°E

Area affected: 40138019 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-Dec-19_to_2021-Feb-09_147.5_49.5

Cold spell occuring from July 18 2020 to July 27 2020 at 71.5°N 345.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Belarus
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Norway
  • Russian Federation
  • Sweden

Duration: 10 days

Time span: July 18 2020 to July 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.6 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 7.0°E

Area affected: 1657326 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-Jul-27_345.0_71.5

Cold spell occuring from June 28 2020 to July 03 2020 at 67.5°N 20.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Finland
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 28 2020 to July 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 4.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: 67.5°N 20.0°E

Area affected: 61750 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-Jun-28_to_2020-Jul-03_20.0_67.5

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

Cold spell occuring from April 24 2020 to April 30 2020 at 63.5°N 28.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Finland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 24 2020 to April 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 1.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.7 °C

Event center: 63.5°N 28.0°E

Area affected: 68946 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-Apr-24_to_2020-Apr-30_28.0_63.5