Category: Cold spells affecting Tunisia

Cold spell occuring from December 29 2020 to January 19 2021 at 40.0°N 357.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 22 days

Time span: December 29 2020 to January 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -11.2 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 357.0°E

Area affected: 5431998 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-29_to_2021-Jan-19_357.0_40.0

Cold spell occuring from August 31 2020 to September 07 2020 at 33.5°N 6.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: August 31 2020 to September 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 18.5 °C

Event center: 33.5°N 6.0°E

Area affected: 390644 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-Aug-31_to_2020-Sep-07_6.0_33.5

Cold spell occuring from July 05 2020 to July 09 2020 at 29.5°N 8.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Tunisia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 05 2020 to July 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: 29.5°N 8.5°E

Area affected: 365623 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-05_to_2020-Jul-09_8.5_29.5

Cold spell occuring from March 22 2020 to March 28 2020 at 43.0°N 10.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 22 2020 to March 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -12.5 °C

Event center: 43.0°N 10.0°E

Area affected: 1234965 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-Mar-22_to_2020-Mar-28_10.0_43.0