Category: Cold spells affecting United States

(ongoing) Cold spell occuring from May 01 2026 to May 03 2026 at 32.0°N 271.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 14.0 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 271.5°E

Area affected: 71015 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_271.5_32.0

(ongoing) Cold spell occuring from May 01 2026 to May 03 2026 at 28.5°N 261.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 14.6 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 261.0°E

Area affected: 73185 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_261.0_28.5

(ongoing) Cold spell occuring from May 01 2026 to May 03 2026 at 40.5°N 279.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.2 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 279.5°E

Area affected: 244531 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_279.5_40.5

(ongoing) Cold spell occuring from April 11 2026 to May 03 2026 at 76.0°N 279.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland
  • United States

Duration: 23 days

Time span: April 11 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -20.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -37.6 °C

Event center: 76.0°N 279.0°E

Area affected: 5447322 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Apr-11_to_2026-May-03_279.0_76.0

Cold spell occuring from April 23 2026 to April 30 2026 at 53.0°N 247.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 23 2026 to April 30 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -2.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -10.5 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 247.5°E

Area affected: 1540760 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-Apr-23_to_2026-Apr-30_247.5_53.0

Cold spell occuring from April 20 2026 to April 26 2026 at 39.0°N 295.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • United States

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 20 2026 to April 26 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -11.6 °C

Event center: 39.0°N 295.0°E

Area affected: 767580 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-Apr-20_to_2026-Apr-26_295.0_39.0

Cold spell occuring from April 19 2026 to April 21 2026 at 27.5°N 259.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 19 2026 to April 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.6 °C

Event center: 27.5°N 259.5°E

Area affected: 337099 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-Apr-19_to_2026-Apr-21_259.5_27.5

Cold spell occuring from April 16 2026 to April 18 2026 at 44.0°N 244.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 16 2026 to April 18 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -4.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -9.5 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 244.5°E

Area affected: 50037 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-Apr-16_to_2026-Apr-18_244.5_44.0

Cold spell occuring from April 05 2026 to April 08 2026 at 26.0°N 258.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 05 2026 to April 08 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.9 °C

Event center: 26.0°N 258.5°E

Area affected: 91627 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-Apr-05_to_2026-Apr-08_258.5_26.0

Cold spell occuring from April 02 2026 to April 06 2026 at 58.0°N 202.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 02 2026 to April 06 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -5.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -10.0 °C

Event center: 58.0°N 202.0°E

Area affected: 52993 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-Apr-02_to_2026-Apr-06_202.0_58.0