Category: Cold spells affecting Sri Lanka

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• India
• Sri Lanka

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 07 2026 to January 13 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: 10.0°N 79.5°E

Area affected: 66821 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_2026-Jan-07_to_2026-Jan-13_79.5_10.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• India
• Sri Lanka

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 18 2025 to December 26 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.7 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 75.5°E

Area affected: 271576 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_2025-Dec-18_to_2025-Dec-26_75.5_13.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• India
• Sri Lanka

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 05 2024 to June 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.3 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 78.0°E

Area affected: 220877 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-Jun-05_to_2024-Jun-13_78.0_15.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• India
• Sri Lanka

Duration: 20 days

Time span: May 07 2024 to May 26 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 78.0°E

Area affected: 1067729 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-May-07_to_2024-May-26_78.0_9.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• India
• Sri Lanka

Duration: 8 days

Time span: February 11 2023 to February 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.6 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 79.0°E

Area affected: 143550 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-Feb-11_to_2023-Feb-18_79.0_10.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• India
• Sri Lanka

Duration: 18 days

Time span: August 22 2022 to September 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.5 °C

Event center: 9.5°N 78.0°E

Area affected: 616371 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-Aug-22_to_2022-Sep-08_78.0_9.5