Category: Extremes affecting Burkina Faso

Cold spell occuring from December 26 2011 to January 02 2012 at 16.5°N 345.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Senegal

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 26 2011 to January 02 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.5 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 345.0°E

Area affected: 2854943 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_2011-Dec-26_to_2012-Jan-02_345.0_16.5

Cold spell occuring from December 13 2011 to December 18 2011 at 15.0°N 358.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Mauritania

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 13 2011 to December 18 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 18.3 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 358.0°E

Area affected: 127587 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_2011-Dec-13_to_2011-Dec-18_358.0_15.0

Heat wave occuring from November 19 2011 to November 24 2011 at 12.5°N 0.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso

Duration: 6 days

Time span: November 19 2011 to November 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.8 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 54361 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_2011-Nov-19_to_2011-Nov-24_0.0_12.5

Heat wave occuring from October 30 2011 to November 30 2011 at 10.0°N 355.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana

Duration: 32 days

Time span: October 30 2011 to November 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.5 °C

Event center: 10.0°N 355.5°E

Area affected: 57848 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_2011-Oct-30_to_2011-Nov-30_355.5_10.0

Heat wave occuring from October 15 2011 to November 10 2011 at 12.5°N 358.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 27 days

Time span: October 15 2011 to November 10 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 35.4 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 358.0°E

Area affected: 295054 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_2011-Oct-15_to_2011-Nov-10_358.0_12.5

Heat wave occuring from October 02 2011 to October 13 2011 at 13.5°N 350.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 12 days

Time span: October 02 2011 to October 13 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.4 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 350.0°E

Area affected: 824269 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_2011-Oct-02_to_2011-Oct-13_350.0_13.5

Heat wave occuring from October 02 2011 to October 06 2011 at 12.5°N 357.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso

Duration: 5 days

Time span: October 02 2011 to October 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.5 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 357.0°E

Area affected: 54288 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_2011-Oct-02_to_2011-Oct-06_357.0_12.5

Heat wave occuring from September 23 2011 to October 05 2011 at 12.0°N 3.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 13 days

Time span: September 23 2011 to October 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 3.0°E

Area affected: 147806 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_2011-Sep-23_to_2011-Oct-05_3.0_12.0

Heat wave occuring from September 04 2011 to September 08 2011 at 13.0°N 357.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 04 2011 to September 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 357.0°E

Area affected: 172980 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_2011-Sep-04_to_2011-Sep-08_357.0_13.0

Heat wave occuring from September 01 2011 to September 15 2011 at 15.5°N 351.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 15 days

Time span: September 01 2011 to September 15 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.4 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 522049 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_2011-Sep-01_to_2011-Sep-15_351.0_15.5