Category: Cold spells affecting Slovakia

Cold spell occuring from April 04 2024 to April 29 2024 at 62.5°N 19.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Canada
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greenland
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland

Duration: 26 days

Time span: April 04 2024 to April 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -36.1 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 19.5°E

Area affected: 12514763 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-Apr-04_to_2024-Apr-29_19.5_62.5

Cold spell occuring from January 07 2024 to January 23 2024 at 64.5°N 22.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Czechia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 17 days

Time span: January 07 2024 to January 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -6.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -28.7 °C

Event center: 64.5°N 22.5°E

Area affected: 4585732 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-Jan-07_to_2024-Jan-23_22.5_64.5

Cold spell occuring from November 11 2023 to January 24 2024 at 64.0°N 11.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • China
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Mongolia
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkmenistan
  • United Kingdom
  • Uzbekistan
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 75 days

Time span: November 11 2023 to January 24 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -22.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -30.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -58.1 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 11.5°E

Area affected: 29695508 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-Nov-11_to_2024-Jan-24_11.5_64.0

Cold spell occuring from August 03 2023 to August 20 2023 at 58.0°N 17.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 18 days

Time span: August 03 2023 to August 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: 58.0°N 17.0°E

Area affected: 2653339 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-Aug-03_to_2023-Aug-20_17.0_58.0

Cold spell occuring from April 26 2023 to April 30 2023 at 47.0°N 23.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Belarus
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Ukraine

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 26 2023 to April 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.4 °C

Event center: 47.0°N 23.5°E

Area affected: 847534 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-Apr-26_to_2023-Apr-30_23.5_47.0

Cold spell occuring from April 03 2023 to April 10 2023 at 47.5°N 21.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Ukraine

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 03 2023 to April 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 3.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -6.6 °C

Event center: 47.5°N 21.0°E

Area affected: 1828697 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-Apr-03_to_2023-Apr-10_21.0_47.5

Cold spell occuring from September 17 2022 to September 26 2022 at 41.5°N 24.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 10 days

Time span: September 17 2022 to September 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -2.7 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 24.0°E

Area affected: 1562208 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-Sep-17_to_2022-Sep-26_24.0_41.5

Cold spell occuring from March 30 2022 to April 06 2022 at 40.5°N 5.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 30 2022 to April 06 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -11.5 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 5.0°E

Area affected: 3691737 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-Mar-30_to_2022-Apr-06_5.0_40.5

Cold spell occuring from September 14 2021 to September 24 2021 at 57.5°N 24.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Belarus
  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Hungary
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine

Duration: 11 days

Time span: September 14 2021 to September 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -0.2 °C

Event center: 57.5°N 24.0°E

Area affected: 3297847 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-Sep-14_to_2021-Sep-24_24.0_57.5

Cold spell occuring from August 24 2021 to August 30 2021 at 47.5°N 15.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 24 2021 to August 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.4 °C

Event center: 47.5°N 15.0°E

Area affected: 520155 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-Aug-24_to_2021-Aug-30_15.0_47.5