Category: Cold spells affecting Greenland

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 9 days

Time span: November 20 2022 to November 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -31.9 °C

Event center: 82.5°N 341.5°E

Area affected: 179855 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-20_to_2022-Nov-28_341.5_82.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 21 2022 to October 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -38.9 °C

Event center: 82.0°N 326.5°E

Area affected: 51191 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-21_to_2022-Oct-28_326.5_82.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: October 02 2022 to October 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.9 °C

Event center: 82.5°N 314.0°E

Area affected: 58795 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-02_to_2022-Oct-08_314.0_82.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: September 15 2022 to September 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.0 °C

Event center: 82.5°N 316.0°E

Area affected: 57484 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-Sep-15_to_2022-Sep-21_316.0_82.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 14 days

Time span: August 10 2022 to August 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -19.8 °C

Event center: 69.0°N 332.0°E

Area affected: 220444 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-Aug-10_to_2022-Aug-23_332.0_69.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 12 days

Time span: August 02 2022 to August 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -15.5 °C

Event center: 81.0°N 336.5°E

Area affected: 114546 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-Aug-02_to_2022-Aug-13_336.5_81.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 28 2022 to August 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -21.8 °C

Event center: 74.5°N 320.5°E

Area affected: 255621 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-Jul-28_to_2022-Aug-03_320.5_74.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Greenland

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 08 2022 to July 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.7 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 316.0°E

Area affected: 126217 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-Jul-08_to_2022-Jul-13_316.0_59.5