Category: Cold spells affecting Zambia

Cold spell occuring from April 21 2020 to April 26 2020 at -16.5°S 20.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Namibia
  • Zambia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 21 2020 to April 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 20.0°E

Area affected: 275198 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-21_to_2020-Apr-26_20.0_-16.5

Cold spell occuring from March 17 2020 to March 20 2020 at -10.0°S 27.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Zambia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 17 2020 to March 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 27.5°E

Area affected: 57768 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-17_to_2020-Mar-20_27.5_-10.0

Cold spell occuring from February 26 2020 to March 10 2020 at -26.5°S 48.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 14 days

Time span: February 26 2020 to March 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.7 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 48.0°E

Area affected: 4574420 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-Feb-26_to_2020-Mar-10_48.0_-26.5