Category: Extremes affecting Belize

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Belize
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Duration: 11 days

Time span: March 24 2026 to April 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.1 °C

Event center: 18.0°N 271.0°E

Area affected: 180436 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-Mar-24_to_2026-Apr-03_271.0_18.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Belize
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 17 2026 to March 23 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.9 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 271.5°E

Area affected: 328303 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-Mar-17_to_2026-Mar-23_271.5_18.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Belize
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 11 2025 to November 15 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.1 °C

Event center: 17.0°N 270.0°E

Area affected: 156288 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_2025-Nov-11_to_2025-Nov-15_270.0_17.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Belize
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Duration: 9 days

Time span: September 11 2025 to September 19 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.7 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 271.5°E

Area affected: 52646 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_2025-Sep-11_to_2025-Sep-19_271.5_18.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Belize
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 23 2025 to June 28 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.7 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 271.5°E

Area affected: 119779 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_2025-Jun-23_to_2025-Jun-28_271.5_19.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Belize
• Guatemala
• Mexico

Duration: 8 days

Time span: February 18 2024 to February 25 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.5 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 269.5°E

Area affected: 469867 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_2024-Feb-18_to_2024-Feb-25_269.5_19.0