Category: Extremes affecting China

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 13 2026 to June 15 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.1 °C

Event center: 44.5°N 120.5°E

Area affected: 50250 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-Jun-13_to_2026-Jun-15_120.5_44.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 08 2026 to June 11 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.8 °C

Event center: 27.0°N 119.0°E

Area affected: 99527 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-Jun-08_to_2026-Jun-11_119.0_27.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 06 2026 to June 10 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 84.0°E

Area affected: 93132 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-Jun-06_to_2026-Jun-10_84.0_37.0