Category: Cold spells affecting Ireland

Cold spell occuring from December 29 2020 to January 19 2021 at 40.0°N 357.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 22 days

Time span: December 29 2020 to January 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -11.2 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 357.0°E

Area affected: 5431998 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-29_to_2021-Jan-19_357.0_40.0

Cold spell occuring from October 01 2020 to October 04 2020 at 48.5°N 351.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Ireland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 01 2020 to October 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 6.0 °C

Event center: 48.5°N 351.5°E

Area affected: 106466 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-01_to_2020-Oct-04_351.5_48.5

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 July 26 2020 to July 29 2020 at 57.0°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Ireland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 26 2020 to July 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.0 °C

Event center: 57.0°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 124048 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-26_to_2020-Jul-29_349.0_57.0

Cold spell occuring from July 18 2020 to July 20 2020 at 52.5°N 348.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 18 2020 to July 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 12.0 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 348.5°E

Area affected: 75215 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-20_348.5_52.5

Cold spell occuring from July 04 2020 to July 11 2020 at 54.5°N 347.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Ireland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 04 2020 to July 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.8 °C

Event center: 54.5°N 347.0°E

Area affected: 84251 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-04_to_2020-Jul-11_347.0_54.5