Category: Extremes affecting Cameroon

Heat wave occuring from June 11 2014 to June 23 2014 at 12.0°N 22.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo DRC
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan

Duration: 13 days

Time span: June 11 2014 to June 23 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.2 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 22.5°E

Area affected: 1771457 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_2014-Jun-11_to_2014-Jun-23_22.5_12.0

Heat wave occuring from July 25 2014 to July 30 2014 at 12.5°N 14.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 25 2014 to July 30 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.9 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 14.5°E

Area affected: 550789 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_2014-Jul-25_to_2014-Jul-30_14.5_12.5

Heat wave occuring from July 20 2014 to July 23 2014 at 3.0°N 16.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 20 2014 to July 23 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 16.0°E

Area affected: 160556 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_2014-Jul-20_to_2014-Jul-23_16.0_3.0

Heat wave occuring from July 09 2014 to July 21 2014 at 25.5°N 23.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan

Duration: 13 days

Time span: July 09 2014 to July 21 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 34.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 39.7 °C

Event center: 25.5°N 23.0°E

Area affected: 3693534 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_2014-Jul-09_to_2014-Jul-21_23.0_25.5

Heat wave occuring from June 29 2014 to July 03 2014 at 6.5°N 10.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 29 2014 to July 03 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.0 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 10.5°E

Area affected: 64457 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_2014-Jun-29_to_2014-Jul-03_10.5_6.5

Heat wave occuring from June 29 2014 to July 02 2014 at 1.5°N 12.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 29 2014 to July 02 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 25.9 °C

Event center: 1.5°N 12.0°E

Area affected: 74117 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_2014-Jun-29_to_2014-Jul-02_12.0_1.5

Cold spell occuring from May 04 2014 to May 15 2014 at 17.0°N 2.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

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

Duration: 12 days

Time span: May 04 2014 to May 15 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: 17.0°N 2.5°E

Area affected: 985616 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_2014-May-04_to_2014-May-15_2.5_17.0

Heat wave occuring from June 18 2014 to June 28 2014 at 12.5°N 15.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 11 days

Time span: June 18 2014 to June 28 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 33.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.1 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 15.0°E

Area affected: 171378 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_2014-Jun-18_to_2014-Jun-28_15.0_12.5

Heat wave occuring from March 23 2014 to April 04 2014 at 13.0°N 18.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Sudan

Duration: 13 days

Time span: March 23 2014 to April 04 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.9 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 18.5°E

Area affected: 2950451 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_2014-Mar-23_to_2014-Apr-04_18.5_13.0

Cold spell occuring from March 01 2014 to March 07 2014 at 9.0°N 7.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 01 2014 to March 07 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 19.0 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 7.5°E

Area affected: 223730 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_2014-Mar-01_to_2014-Mar-07_7.5_9.0