Category: Cold spells affecting French Guiana

Cold spell occuring from August 06 2025 to August 09 2025 at 0.0°N 305.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • French Guiana
  • Guyana
  • Suriname

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 06 2025 to August 09 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.7 °C

Event center: 0.0°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 349063 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-Aug-06_to_2025-Aug-09_305.0_0.0

Cold spell occuring from March 27 2025 to April 01 2025 at 3.0°N 304.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • French Guiana
  • Suriname

Duration: 6 days

Time span: March 27 2025 to April 01 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 304.0°E

Area affected: 95634 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-27_to_2025-Apr-01_304.0_3.0

Cold spell occuring from January 21 2025 to January 27 2025 at 3.5°N 303.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • French Guiana
  • Suriname

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 21 2025 to January 27 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 303.5°E

Area affected: 120370 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-Jan-21_to_2025-Jan-27_303.5_3.5

Cold spell occuring from January 04 2023 to January 11 2023 at 4.5°N 305.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • French Guiana
  • Guyana
  • Suriname

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 04 2023 to January 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 23.3 °C

Event center: 4.5°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 92401 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_2023-Jan-04_to_2023-Jan-11_305.0_4.5

Cold spell occuring from November 16 2022 to February 27 2023 at 4.0°N 299.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • French Guiana
  • Guyana
  • Suriname
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Duration: 104 days

Time span: November 16 2022 to February 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.4 °C

Event center: 4.0°N 299.5°E

Area affected: 4959724 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_2022-Nov-16_to_2023-Feb-27_299.5_4.0

Cold spell occuring from October 09 2022 to October 15 2022 at 3.5°N 305.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • French Guiana
  • Suriname

Duration: 7 days

Time span: October 09 2022 to October 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 55513 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_2022-Oct-09_to_2022-Oct-15_305.0_3.5

Cold spell occuring from June 27 2022 to June 30 2022 at 0.0°N 305.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • French Guiana
  • Guyana
  • Suriname

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 27 2022 to June 30 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.3 °C

Event center: 0.0°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 191535 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_2022-Jun-27_to_2022-Jun-30_305.0_0.0

Cold spell occuring from April 19 2022 to April 23 2022 at 5.5°N 305.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • French Guiana
  • Suriname

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 19 2022 to April 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: 5.5°N 305.5°E

Area affected: 92359 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_2022-Apr-19_to_2022-Apr-23_305.5_5.5

Cold spell occuring from April 02 2022 to April 08 2022 at 3.0°N 306.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • French Guiana
  • Suriname

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 02 2022 to April 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.7 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 306.0°E

Area affected: 52472 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_2022-Apr-02_to_2022-Apr-08_306.0_3.0

Cold spell occuring from March 05 2022 to March 10 2022 at 3.5°N 305.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • French Guiana
  • Guyana
  • Suriname

Duration: 6 days

Time span: March 05 2022 to March 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 23.0 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 64756 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_2022-Mar-05_to_2022-Mar-10_305.0_3.5