Category: Cold spells affecting Turks and Caicos Islands

Cold spell occuring from January 21 2026 to February 22 2026 at 12.0°N 265.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United States

Duration: 33 days

Time span: January 21 2026 to February 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -25.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -41.8 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 265.5°E

Area affected: 15448330 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-21_to_2026-Feb-22_265.5_12.0

Cold spell occuring from November 03 2022 to November 13 2022 at 10.0°N 287.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Colombia
  • Haiti
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Duration: 11 days

Time span: November 03 2022 to November 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 18.7 °C

Event center: 10.0°N 287.5°E

Area affected: 747900 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-Nov-03_to_2022-Nov-13_287.5_10.0

Cold spell occuring from June 02 2021 to June 13 2021 at 19.0°N 291.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Dominican Republic
  • Haiti
  • Puerto Rico
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Turks and Caicos Islands

Duration: 12 days

Time span: June 02 2021 to June 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 18.3 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 291.0°E

Area affected: 1165618 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-02_to_2021-Jun-13_291.0_19.0

Cold spell occuring from May 20 2021 to May 24 2021 at 21.5°N 289.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Turks and Caicos Islands

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 20 2021 to May 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 289.0°E

Area affected: 92390 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-20_to_2021-May-24_289.0_21.5

Cold spell occuring from April 01 2021 to April 20 2021 at 14.0°N 264.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United States

Duration: 20 days

Time span: April 01 2021 to April 20 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.9 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 264.0°E

Area affected: 3645055 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-Apr-01_to_2021-Apr-20_264.0_14.0