Category: Cold spells affecting South Korea

Cold spell occuring from October 16 2021 to October 23 2021 at 35.0°N 128.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Japan
  • North Korea
  • South Korea

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 16 2021 to October 23 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.1 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 128.0°E

Area affected: 274641 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-Oct-16_to_2021-Oct-23_128.0_35.0

Cold spell occuring from February 16 2021 to February 18 2021 at 36.5°N 129.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • North Korea
  • South Korea

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 16 2021 to February 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -11.1 °C

Event center: 36.5°N 129.5°E

Area affected: 91638 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-Feb-16_to_2021-Feb-18_129.5_36.5

Cold spell occuring from December 19 2020 to February 08 2021 at 49.5°N 147.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • India
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • North Korea
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Russian Federation
  • South Korea
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

Duration: 52 days

Time span: December 19 2020 to February 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -26.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -28.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -60.6 °C

Event center: 49.5°N 147.5°E

Area affected: 33810596 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-Dec-19_to_2021-Feb-08_147.5_49.5

Cold spell occuring from November 20 2020 to December 21 2020 at 46.5°N 99.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Japan
  • Mongolia
  • North Korea
  • South Korea

Duration: 32 days

Time span: November 20 2020 to December 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -13.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -35.1 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 99.5°E

Area affected: 3588180 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-20_to_2020-Dec-21_99.5_46.5

Cold spell occuring from July 20 2020 to July 31 2020 at 36.0°N 124.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • North Korea
  • South Korea

Duration: 12 days

Time span: July 20 2020 to July 31 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.4 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 124.0°E

Area affected: 1233775 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-Jul-20_to_2020-Jul-31_124.0_36.0

Cold spell occuring from July 11 2020 to July 21 2020 at 32.0°N 110.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea

Duration: 11 days

Time span: July 11 2020 to July 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.7 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 110.0°E

Area affected: 1347422 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-Jul-11_to_2020-Jul-21_110.0_32.0

Cold spell occuring from April 16 2020 to May 14 2020 at 27.0°N 82.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Laos
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • North Korea
  • Russian Federation
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Duration: 29 days

Time span: April 16 2020 to May 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -26.9 °C

Event center: 27.0°N 82.0°E

Area affected: 13638159 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-16_to_2020-May-14_82.0_27.0