Category: Cold spells affecting Morocco

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Morocco

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 07 2026 to March 15 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.2 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 342.0°E

Area affected: 293857 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_2026-Mar-07_to_2026-Mar-15_342.0_20.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Morocco

Duration: 13 days

Time span: October 05 2025 to October 17 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.0 °C

Event center: 25.5°N 345.0°E

Area affected: 67852 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-Oct-05_to_2025-Oct-17_345.0_25.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Morocco

Duration: 17 days

Time span: June 13 2024 to June 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.0 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 342.5°E

Area affected: 124767 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-13_to_2024-Jun-29_342.5_21.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Morocco

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 17 2021 to March 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 342.5°E

Area affected: 160893 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-Mar-17_to_2021-Mar-25_342.5_20.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Morocco

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 03 2026 to March 14 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.5 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 354.5°E

Area affected: 150789 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_2026-Mar-03_to_2026-Mar-14_354.5_34.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Morocco

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 17 2026 to January 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -4.0 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 355.0°E

Area affected: 76107 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_2026-Jan-17_to_2026-Jan-21_355.0_32.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Morocco

Duration: 20 days

Time span: December 11 2025 to December 30 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -6.0 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 354.0°E

Area affected: 136942 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-Dec-11_to_2025-Dec-30_354.0_31.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Morocco

Duration: 23 days

Time span: August 23 2025 to September 14 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.3 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 349.5°E

Area affected: 101862 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-Aug-23_to_2025-Sep-14_349.5_31.0