Category: Cold spells affecting France

Cold spell occuring from October 02 2020 to October 06 2020 at 42.5°N 1.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Andorra
  • France
  • Portugal
  • Spain

Duration: 5 days

Time span: October 02 2020 to October 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.9 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 357.0°E

Area affected: 469321 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-02_to_2020-Oct-06_1.0_42.5

Cold spell occuring from September 14 2020 to October 01 2020 at 77.5°N 316.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 18 days

Time span: September 14 2020 to October 01 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -14.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -41.4 °C

Event center: 77.5°N 316.0°E

Area affected: 4939781 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-Sep-14_to_2020-Oct-01_316.0_77.5

Cold spell occuring from August 28 2020 to September 01 2020 at 40.5°N 356.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Andorra
  • France
  • Portugal
  • Spain

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 28 2020 to September 01 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.0 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 356.5°E

Area affected: 353514 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-28_to_2020-Sep-01_356.5_40.5

Cold spell occuring from May 11 2020 to May 13 2020 at 45.5°N 359.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • France

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 11 2020 to May 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.0 °C

Event center: 46.0°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 57230 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-11_to_2020-May-13_359.0_45.5

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 March 22 2020 to March 28 2020 at 43.0°N 10.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 22 2020 to March 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -12.5 °C

Event center: 43.0°N 10.0°E

Area affected: 1234965 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-Mar-22_to_2020-Mar-28_10.0_43.0