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: 11 days

Time span: March 01 2023 to March 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.1 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 43.5°E

Area affected: 379032 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-01_to_2023-Mar-11_43.5_-22.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 11 days

Time span: January 30 2023 to February 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.7 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 46.0°E

Area affected: 1311843 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-Jan-30_to_2023-Feb-09_46.0_-25.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 16 days

Time span: January 15 2023 to January 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 47.5°E

Area affected: 405781 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-Jan-15_to_2023-Jan-30_47.5_-18.0

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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: December 20 2022 to December 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.8 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 44.0°E

Area affected: 1196678 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-Dec-20_to_2022-Dec-26_44.0_-24.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 14 days

Time span: November 08 2022 to November 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 45.5°E

Area affected: 419251 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-08_to_2022-Nov-21_45.5_-15.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 15 days

Time span: October 27 2022 to November 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.9 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 48.0°E

Area affected: 221574 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-27_to_2022-Nov-10_48.0_-12.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 10 2022 to August 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.9 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 49.0°E

Area affected: 78456 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-15_49.0_-11.0