Category: Extremes affecting Algeria

Heat wave occuring from February 17 2022 to March 04 2022 at 34.5°N 354.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • Spain

Duration: 16 days

Time span: February 17 2022 to March 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 354.0°E

Area affected: 2935378 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: Heat_wave_2022-Feb-17_to_2022-Mar-04_354.0_34.5

Heat wave occuring from February 17 2022 to February 24 2022 at 46.0°N 8.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • France
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • North Macedonia
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: February 17 2022 to February 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 17.0 °C

Event center: 46.0°N 8.5°E

Area affected: 643591 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: Heat_wave_2022-Feb-17_to_2022-Feb-24_8.5_46.0

Heat wave occuring from February 02 2022 to February 07 2022 at 36.0°N 4.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria

Duration: 6 days

Time span: February 02 2022 to February 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 14.6 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 4.5°E

Area affected: 60440 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: Heat_wave_2022-Feb-02_to_2022-Feb-07_4.5_36.0

Cold spell occuring from January 17 2022 to January 21 2022 at 18.5°N 2.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Mali

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 17 2022 to January 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 12.1 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 2.0°E

Area affected: 91044 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-Jan-17_to_2022-Jan-21_2.0_18.5

Cold spell occuring from January 15 2022 to January 21 2022 at 23.5°N 8.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 15 2022 to January 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 3.8 °C

Event center: 23.5°N 8.0°E

Area affected: 101592 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-Jan-15_to_2022-Jan-21_8.0_23.5

Cold spell occuring from January 14 2022 to January 18 2022 at 29.0°N 359.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 14 2022 to January 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.2 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 0.5°E

Area affected: 72462 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-Jan-14_to_2022-Jan-18_359.5_29.0

Cold spell occuring from January 13 2022 to February 12 2022 at 6.5°N 8.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Benin
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Montenegro
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye

Duration: 31 days

Time span: January 13 2022 to February 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -21.2 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 8.5°E

Area affected: 9970939 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-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5

Cold spell occuring from January 08 2022 to January 10 2022 at 29.0°N 0.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 08 2022 to January 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 6.8 °C

Event center: 29.0°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 54932 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-Jan-08_to_2022-Jan-10_0.0_29.0

Cold spell occuring from December 13 2021 to December 21 2021 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
  • Tunisia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 13 2021 to December 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.3 °C

Event center: 33.5°N 6.0°E

Area affected: 176462 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-Dec-13_to_2021-Dec-21_6.0_33.5

Cold spell occuring from November 28 2021 to December 05 2021 at 29.5°N 1.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria

Duration: 8 days

Time span: November 28 2021 to December 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.2 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 359.5°E

Area affected: 83147 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-05_1.0_29.5