Category: Cold spells affecting Luxembourg

Cold spell occuring from July 18 2021 to August 27 2021 at 37.0°N 351.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Switzerland

Duration: 41 days

Time span: July 18 2021 to August 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.0 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 2492586 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_2021-Jul-18_to_2021-Aug-27_351.0_37.0

Cold spell occuring from May 21 2021 to May 27 2021 at 50.5°N 354.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Belgium
  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 21 2021 to May 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 3.9 °C

Event center: 50.5°N 354.0°E

Area affected: 1541442 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_2021-May-21_to_2021-May-27_354.0_50.5

Cold spell occuring from April 25 2021 to May 22 2021 at 65.0°N 341.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 28 days

Time span: April 25 2021 to May 22 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 4.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -12.2 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 341.5°E

Area affected: 3013214 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_2021-Apr-25_to_2021-May-22_341.5_65.0

Cold spell occuring from April 04 2021 to April 21 2021 at 64.5°N 340.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Luxembourg
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Sudan
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 18 days

Time span: April 04 2021 to April 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -14.4 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 16.5°E

Area affected: 7702208 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_2021-Apr-04_to_2021-Apr-21_340.0_64.5

Cold spell occuring from January 24 2021 to February 16 2021 at 60.5°N 6.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 24 days

Time span: January 24 2021 to February 16 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -25.8 °C

Event center: 60.5°N 6.5°E

Area affected: 3545656 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_2021-Jan-24_to_2021-Feb-16_6.5_60.5

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