Category: Cold spells affecting Paraguay

Cold spell occuring from May 23 2020 to June 03 2020 at -15.0°S 309.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
  • Peru

Duration: 12 days

Time span: May 23 2020 to June 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.4 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 309.5°E

Area affected: 3337485 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-May-23_to_2020-Jun-03_309.5_-15.0

Cold spell occuring from May 14 2020 to June 08 2021 at -14.5°S 251.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Ecuador
  • French Polynesia
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Uruguay

Duration: 391 days

Time span: May 14 2020 to June 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -28.1 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 251.0°E

Area affected: 46631849 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-May-14_to_2021-Jun-08_251.0_-14.5

Cold spell occuring from April 14 2020 to April 23 2020 at -24.5°S 313.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay

Duration: 10 days

Time span: April 14 2020 to April 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 313.0°E

Area affected: 968814 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-Apr-14_to_2020-Apr-23_313.0_-24.5

Cold spell occuring from April 07 2020 to April 14 2020 at -30.5°S 313.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 07 2020 to April 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.4 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 313.0°E

Area affected: 3110266 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-Apr-07_to_2020-Apr-14_313.0_-30.5

Cold spell occuring from February 20 2020 to February 26 2020 at -36.5°S 305.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay

Duration: 7 days

Time span: February 20 2020 to February 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 12.0 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 305.5°E

Area affected: 3099430 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-Feb-20_to_2020-Feb-26_305.5_-36.5

Cold spell occuring from January 22 2020 to January 24 2020 at -27.0°S 308.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • Paraguay

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 22 2020 to January 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 16.4 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 308.5°E

Area affected: 88807 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-Jan-22_to_2020-Jan-24_308.5_-27.0