Category: Cold spells affecting Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 22 2022 to February 25 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -35.0 °C

Event center: 76.5°N 18.0°E

Area affected: 113641 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-Feb-22_to_2022-Feb-25_18.0_76.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 28 2021 to December 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.9 °C

Event center: 78.5°N 30.5°E

Area affected: 117204 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-Nov-28_to_2021-Dec-02_30.5_78.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 16 days

Time span: August 08 2021 to August 23 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -4.4 °C

Event center: 83.0°N 37.5°E

Area affected: 101403 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-08_to_2021-Aug-23_37.5_83.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 11 2021 to June 15 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -5.9 °C

Event center: 77.5°N 27.5°E

Area affected: 75476 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-Jun-11_to_2021-Jun-15_27.5_77.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 21 2021 to May 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -6.7 °C

Event center: 77.0°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 152945 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-May-21_to_2021-May-24_357.5_77.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 08 2020 to April 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -15.7 °C

Event center: 75.5°N 24.0°E

Area affected: 53292 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-08_to_2020-Apr-13_24.0_75.5