Category: Cold spells affecting Libya

2 cold spells identified in Libya since 2020

Cold spell occuring from August 02 2011 to August 05 2011 at 28.5°N 15.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Libya

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 02 2011 to August 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.3 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 15.5°E

Area affected: 125568 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_2011-Aug-02_to_2011-Aug-05_15.5_28.5

Cold spell occuring from July 08 2011 to July 14 2011 at 27.5°N 11.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Libya

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 08 2011 to July 14 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 25.7 °C

Event center: 27.5°N 11.0°E

Area affected: 470375 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_2011-Jul-08_to_2011-Jul-14_11.0_27.5

Cold spell occuring from June 27 2011 to June 29 2011 at 30.0°N 23.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Egypt
  • Libya

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 27 2011 to June 29 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.4 °C

Event center: 30.0°N 23.0°E

Area affected: 66526 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_2011-Jun-27_to_2011-Jun-29_23.0_30.0

Cold spell occuring from June 24 2011 to July 02 2011 at 26.5°N 11.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Tunisia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 24 2011 to July 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.0 °C

Event center: 26.5°N 11.5°E

Area affected: 1694019 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_2011-Jun-24_to_2011-Jul-02_11.5_26.5

Cold spell occuring from June 13 2011 to June 17 2011 at 30.5°N 21.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Libya

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 13 2011 to June 17 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 19.7 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 21.0°E

Area affected: 122135 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_2011-Jun-13_to_2011-Jun-17_21.0_30.5

Cold spell occuring from May 19 2011 to May 28 2011 at 26.0°N 4.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: May 19 2011 to May 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.3 °C

Event center: 26.0°N 4.5°E

Area affected: 2544616 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_2011-May-19_to_2011-May-28_4.5_26.0

Cold spell occuring from May 10 2011 to May 12 2011 at 30.5°N 11.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Tunisia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 10 2011 to May 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 11.0°E

Area affected: 127573 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_2011-May-10_to_2011-May-12_11.0_30.5

Cold spell occuring from April 30 2011 to May 29 2011 at 21.5°N 37.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Niger
  • North Macedonia
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Syria
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine
  • Yemen

Duration: 30 days

Time span: April 30 2011 to May 29 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 0.0 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 37.5°E

Area affected: 13397634 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_2011-Apr-30_to_2011-May-29_37.5_21.5

Cold spell occuring from April 19 2011 to April 22 2011 at 31.0°N 21.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Libya

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 19 2011 to April 22 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.4 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 21.0°E

Area affected: 108357 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_2011-Apr-19_to_2011-Apr-22_21.0_31.0

Cold spell occuring from April 07 2011 to April 12 2011 at 15.0°N 7.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Niger

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 07 2011 to April 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.4 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 7.5°E

Area affected: 642904 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_2011-Apr-07_to_2011-Apr-12_7.5_15.0