Category: Cold spells affecting Mauritius

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Mauritius
• Réunion

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 20 2023 to January 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.3 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 57.0°E

Area affected: 272287 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-20_to_2023-Jan-27_57.0_-20.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Mauritius
• Réunion

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 27 2022 to January 02 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.2 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 55.5°E

Area affected: 117932 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-27_to_2023-Jan-02_55.5_-21.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Mauritius
• Réunion

Duration: 8 days

Time span: November 12 2022 to November 19 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.3 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 55.5°E

Area affected: 634693 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-12_to_2022-Nov-19_55.5_-21.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Mauritius
• Réunion

Duration: 15 days

Time span: June 17 2022 to July 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.1 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 54.5°E

Area affected: 1557522 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-Jun-17_to_2022-Jul-01_54.5_-23.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Mauritius
• Réunion

Duration: 6 days

Time span: February 08 2022 to February 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 53.0°E

Area affected: 279525 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-Feb-08_to_2022-Feb-13_53.0_-20.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Mauritius
• Réunion

Duration: 10 days

Time span: October 28 2020 to November 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.7 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 56.5°E

Area affected: 1255800 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-Oct-28_to_2020-Nov-06_56.5_-27.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Mauritius
• Réunion

Duration: 9 days

Time span: August 03 2020 to August 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.9 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 54.0°E

Area affected: 2241071 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-Aug-03_to_2020-Aug-11_54.0_-21.0