Category: Cold spells affecting Mauritania

Cold spell occuring from October 26 2024 to November 02 2024 at 32.0°N 354.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • Spain

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 26 2024 to November 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -0.1 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 354.5°E

Area affected: 694137 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-26_to_2024-Nov-02_354.5_32.0

Cold spell occuring from October 22 2024 to October 25 2024 at 15.5°N 347.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 22 2024 to October 25 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 26.3 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 347.0°E

Area affected: 53686 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-22_to_2024-Oct-25_347.0_15.5

Cold spell occuring from September 17 2024 to September 24 2024 at 28.5°N 357.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco

Duration: 8 days

Time span: September 17 2024 to September 24 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 19.0 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 357.5°E

Area affected: 672983 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-Sep-17_to_2024-Sep-24_357.5_28.5

Cold spell occuring from August 20 2024 to October 04 2024 at 32.5°N 350.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • Senegal
  • Spain

Duration: 46 days

Time span: August 20 2024 to October 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 7.3 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 350.5°E

Area affected: 1762984 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-Aug-20_to_2024-Oct-04_350.5_32.5

Cold spell occuring from August 04 2024 to August 08 2024 at 18.0°N 347.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mauritania

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 04 2024 to August 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 26.1 °C

Event center: 18.0°N 347.0°E

Area affected: 114701 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-Aug-04_to_2024-Aug-08_347.0_18.0

Cold spell occuring from July 27 2024 to September 29 2024 at 17.0°N 20.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Chad
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Yemen

Duration: 65 days

Time span: July 27 2024 to September 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.9 °C

Event center: 17.0°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 6751188 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-Jul-27_to_2024-Sep-29_20.5_17.0

Cold spell occuring from June 25 2024 to July 17 2024 at 21.5°N 341.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mauritania

Duration: 23 days

Time span: June 25 2024 to July 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 17.7 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 341.5°E

Area affected: 360483 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-25_to_2024-Jul-17_341.5_21.5

Cold spell occuring from June 17 2024 to June 20 2024 at 15.0°N 347.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 17 2024 to June 20 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 347.0°E

Area affected: 50640 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-17_to_2024-Jun-20_347.0_15.0

Cold spell occuring from May 29 2024 to June 04 2024 at 19.5°N 346.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 29 2024 to June 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.5 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 346.5°E

Area affected: 435428 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-May-29_to_2024-Jun-04_346.5_19.5

Cold spell occuring from April 28 2024 to May 02 2024 at 19.5°N 348.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mauritania

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 28 2024 to May 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 19.5 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 348.0°E

Area affected: 224059 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-Apr-28_to_2024-May-02_348.0_19.5