Category: Cold spells affecting Sudan

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Eritrea
• Sudan

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 11 2026 to July 16 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 39.5°E

Area affected: 91316 km$^2$

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-11_to_2026-Jul-16_39.5_18.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Eritrea
• Sudan

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 19 2026 to June 24 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 39.0°E

Area affected: 65116 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-Jun-19_to_2026-Jun-24_39.0_16.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Eritrea
• Sudan

Duration: 12 days

Time span: May 25 2026 to June 05 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 40.0°E

Area affected: 94654 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-May-25_to_2026-Jun-05_40.0_15.5