Category: Extremes affecting Chad

Heat wave occuring from October 31 2020 to November 08 2020 at 9.0°N 20.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan

Duration: 9 days

Time span: October 31 2020 to November 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 161487 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_2020-Oct-31_to_2020-Nov-08_20.5_9.0

Heat wave occuring from October 23 2020 to November 05 2020 at 10.5°N 21.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Chad

Duration: 14 days

Time span: October 23 2020 to November 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.7 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 21.0°E

Area affected: 51750 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_2020-Oct-23_to_2020-Nov-05_21.0_10.5

Cold spell occuring from October 20 2020 to October 28 2020 at 13.5°N 9.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 9 days

Time span: October 20 2020 to October 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 9.5°E

Area affected: 195788 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-Oct-20_to_2020-Oct-28_9.5_13.5

Heat wave occuring from October 14 2020 to February 13 2021 at 11.5°N 347.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Hungary
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 123 days

Time span: October 14 2020 to February 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.7 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 19.5°E

Area affected: 37333109 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_2020-Oct-14_to_2021-Feb-13_347.5_11.5

Cold spell occuring from October 06 2020 to October 09 2020 at 12.5°N 13.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 06 2020 to October 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 13.0°E

Area affected: 51268 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-Oct-06_to_2020-Oct-09_13.0_12.5

Heat wave occuring from September 30 2020 to October 04 2020 at 15.0°N 15.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Chad
  • Niger

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 30 2020 to October 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 33.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.3 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 15.5°E

Area affected: 53527 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_2020-Sep-30_to_2020-Oct-04_15.5_15.0

Heat wave occuring from August 14 2020 to August 18 2020 at 12.0°N 18.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Chad

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 14 2020 to August 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 18.5°E

Area affected: 51265 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_2020-Aug-14_to_2020-Aug-18_18.5_12.0

Cold spell occuring from August 13 2020 to August 17 2020 at 22.0°N 25.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 13 2020 to August 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: 22.0°N 25.0°E

Area affected: 242583 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-Aug-13_to_2020-Aug-17_25.0_22.0

Heat wave occuring from July 31 2020 to August 13 2020 at 22.0°N 20.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 14 days

Time span: July 31 2020 to August 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 34.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.3 °C

Event center: 22.0°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 481902 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_2020-Jul-31_to_2020-Aug-13_20.5_22.0

Cold spell occuring from July 18 2020 to August 14 2020 at 14.5°N 40.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Oman
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Yemen

Duration: 28 days

Time span: July 18 2020 to August 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.6 °C

Event center: 14.5°N 40.0°E

Area affected: 3185756 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-Jul-18_to_2020-Aug-14_40.0_14.5