Category: Cold spells affecting Saudi Arabia

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 13 2011 to February 15 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.3 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 55.0°E

Area affected: 93334 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_2011-Feb-13_to_2011-Feb-15_55.0_19.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 15 2010 to December 18 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.5 °C

Event center: 18.0°N 52.5°E

Area affected: 105477 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_2010-Dec-15_to_2010-Dec-18_52.5_18.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 06 2010 to November 10 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.6 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 46.5°E

Area affected: 268762 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_2010-Nov-06_to_2010-Nov-10_46.5_20.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen

Duration: 4 days

Time span: September 21 2010 to September 24 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.9 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 51.5°E

Area affected: 166524 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_2010-Sep-21_to_2010-Sep-24_51.5_18.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 08 2010 to July 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.0 °C

Event center: 18.0°N 52.5°E

Area affected: 354394 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_2010-Jul-08_to_2010-Jul-15_52.5_18.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• Yemen

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 17 2010 to June 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 26.2 °C

Event center: 17.5°N 53.0°E

Area affected: 126256 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_2010-Jun-17_to_2010-Jun-21_53.0_17.5