Category: Extremes affecting China

Cold spell occuring from April 09 2012 to April 12 2012 at 31.5°N 100.5°E

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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: April 09 2012 to April 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -9.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -12.1 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 100.5°E

Area affected: 57524 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_2012-Apr-09_to_2012-Apr-12_100.5_31.5

Heat wave occuring from April 07 2012 to April 10 2012 at 32.5°N 121.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 07 2012 to April 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 121.0°E

Area affected: 58942 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_2012-Apr-07_to_2012-Apr-10_121.0_32.5

Heat wave occuring from April 06 2012 to May 26 2012 at 47.5°N 51.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iran
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 51 days

Time span: April 06 2012 to May 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.0 °C

Event center: 47.5°N 51.0°E

Area affected: 9378315 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_2012-Apr-06_to_2012-May-26_51.0_47.5

Cold spell occuring from April 06 2012 to April 14 2012 at 23.0°N 92.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • India
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 06 2012 to April 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 12.1 °C

Event center: 23.0°N 92.5°E

Area affected: 595133 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_2012-Apr-06_to_2012-Apr-14_92.5_23.0

Heat wave occuring from March 31 2012 to April 08 2012 at 44.0°N 72.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 31 2012 to April 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 22.1 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 72.0°E

Area affected: 318028 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_2012-Mar-31_to_2012-Apr-08_72.0_44.0

Cold spell occuring from March 30 2012 to April 06 2012 at 44.0°N 128.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 30 2012 to April 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -3.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -13.1 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 128.0°E

Area affected: 93398 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_2012-Mar-30_to_2012-Apr-06_128.0_44.0

Cold spell occuring from March 30 2012 to April 04 2012 at 30.5°N 100.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • India

Duration: 6 days

Time span: March 30 2012 to April 04 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -9.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -19.4 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 100.0°E

Area affected: 164941 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_2012-Mar-30_to_2012-Apr-04_100.0_30.5

Cold spell occuring from March 18 2012 to March 22 2012 at 36.0°N 114.5°E

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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: March 18 2012 to March 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 3.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -0.4 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 114.5°E

Area affected: 58125 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_2012-Mar-18_to_2012-Mar-22_114.5_36.0

Cold spell occuring from March 17 2012 to March 19 2012 at 51.5°N 138.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 3 days

Time span: March 17 2012 to March 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -15.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -27.1 °C

Event center: 51.5°N 138.0°E

Area affected: 180356 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_2012-Mar-17_to_2012-Mar-19_138.0_51.5

Cold spell occuring from March 17 2012 to March 20 2012 at 43.5°N 127.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • North Korea

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 17 2012 to March 20 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -10.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -17.4 °C

Event center: 43.5°N 127.0°E

Area affected: 92309 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_2012-Mar-17_to_2012-Mar-20_127.0_43.5