Category: Extremes affecting China

Cold spell occuring from June 18 2020 to June 22 2020 at 29.5°N 110.5°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: June 18 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.2 °C

Event center: 29.5°N 110.5°E

Area affected: 243188 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-Jun-18_to_2020-Jun-22_110.5_29.5

Heat wave occuring from June 17 2020 to June 20 2020 at 32.5°N 88.5°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: June 17 2020 to June 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 88.5°E

Area affected: 99285 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-Jun-17_to_2020-Jun-20_88.5_32.5

Cold spell occuring from June 15 2020 to June 19 2020 at 35.0°N 117.0°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: June 15 2020 to June 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.7 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 117.0°E

Area affected: 281471 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-Jun-15_to_2020-Jun-19_117.0_35.0

Heat wave occuring from June 14 2020 to June 22 2020 at 39.5°N 120.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 14 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: 39.5°N 120.0°E

Area affected: 167043 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-Jun-14_to_2020-Jun-22_120.0_39.5

Heat wave occuring from June 11 2020 to June 23 2020 at 32.0°N 100.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China

Duration: 13 days

Time span: June 11 2020 to June 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 100.5°E

Area affected: 224908 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-Jun-11_to_2020-Jun-23_100.5_32.0

Cold spell occuring from June 06 2020 to June 08 2020 at 42.5°N 89.5°E

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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 06 2020 to June 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.8 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 89.5°E

Area affected: 61474 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-Jun-06_to_2020-Jun-08_89.5_42.5

Cold spell occuring from June 05 2020 to June 12 2020 at 51.0°N 97.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 05 2020 to June 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -8.8 °C

Event center: 51.0°N 97.0°E

Area affected: 768981 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-Jun-05_to_2020-Jun-12_97.0_51.0

Cold spell occuring from June 04 2020 to June 09 2020 at 32.5°N 81.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 04 2020 to June 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -7.2 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 81.5°E

Area affected: 54335 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-Jun-04_to_2020-Jun-09_81.5_32.5

Cold spell occuring from June 03 2020 to July 01 2020 at 53.0°N 141.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 29 days

Time span: June 03 2020 to July 01 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 0.4 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 141.5°E

Area affected: 914894 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-Jun-03_to_2020-Jul-01_141.5_53.0

Heat wave occuring from June 02 2020 to June 13 2020 at 26.0°N 102.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Myanmar

Duration: 12 days

Time span: June 02 2020 to June 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: 26.0°N 102.0°E

Area affected: 160112 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-Jun-02_to_2020-Jun-13_102.0_26.0