Category: Cold spells affecting Senegal

Cold spell occuring from March 17 2021 to March 21 2021 at 13.0°N 345.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Senegal

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 17 2021 to March 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.2 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 345.0°E

Area affected: 96349 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-21_345.0_13.0

Cold spell occuring from November 22 2020 to November 29 2020 at 16.5°N 357.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 8 days

Time span: November 22 2020 to November 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.7 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 357.5°E

Area affected: 1162395 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-Nov-22_to_2020-Nov-29_357.5_16.5

Cold spell occuring from October 03 2020 to October 07 2020 at 17.5°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: 5 days

Time span: October 03 2020 to October 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 25.1 °C

Event center: 17.5°N 347.0°E

Area affected: 288639 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-03_to_2020-Oct-07_347.0_17.5

Cold spell occuring from March 18 2020 to March 26 2020 at 20.5°N 351.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 18 2020 to March 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.7 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 717390 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-Mar-18_to_2020-Mar-26_351.0_20.5

Cold spell occuring from January 05 2020 to January 11 2020 at 18.5°N 344.5°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: January 05 2020 to January 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.0 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 344.5°E

Area affected: 625379 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-05_to_2020-Jan-11_344.5_18.5