Category: Cold spells affecting Madagascar

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 9 days

Time span: February 23 2025 to March 03 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 44.0°E

Area affected: 63215 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-Feb-23_to_2025-Mar-03_44.0_-22.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 5 days

Time span: October 02 2024 to October 06 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.7 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 46.5°E

Area affected: 432487 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_2024-Oct-02_to_2024-Oct-06_46.5_-28.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 09 2024 to June 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.2 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 47.0°E

Area affected: 56013 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_2024-Jun-09_to_2024-Jun-11_47.0_-25.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 23 2024 to March 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.4 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 49.5°E

Area affected: 237784 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_2024-Mar-23_to_2024-Mar-29_49.5_-13.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 14 2023 to November 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.7 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 46.5°E

Area affected: 401968 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-Nov-14_to_2023-Nov-18_46.5_-24.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 22 2023 to May 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.2 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 45.5°E

Area affected: 125892 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-May-22_to_2023-May-25_45.5_-23.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 15 2023 to March 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.7 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 42.0°E

Area affected: 113970 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-Mar-15_to_2023-Mar-18_42.0_-20.5