Category: Extremes affecting China

Cold spell occuring from April 21 2020 to April 27 2020 at 37.0°N 88.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 21 2020 to April 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -14.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -18.4 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 88.0°E

Area affected: 86914 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-Apr-21_to_2020-Apr-27_88.0_37.0

Cold spell occuring from April 16 2020 to May 14 2020 at 27.0°N 81.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Russian Federation
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 29 days

Time span: April 16 2020 to May 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -26.9 °C

Event center: 27.0°N 81.5°E

Area affected: 13721833 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-Apr-16_to_2020-May-14_81.5_27.0

Heat wave occuring from April 13 2020 to April 20 2020 at 34.5°N 95.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 13 2020 to April 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 17.1 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 95.5°E

Area affected: 289878 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-Apr-13_to_2020-Apr-20_95.5_34.5

Cold spell occuring from April 12 2020 to April 14 2020 at 21.0°N 102.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 12 2020 to April 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.5 °C

Event center: 21.0°N 102.5°E

Area affected: 280505 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-Apr-12_to_2020-Apr-14_102.5_21.0

Cold spell occuring from April 12 2020 to April 20 2020 at 17.5°N 113.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 12 2020 to April 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.5 °C

Event center: 17.5°N 113.5°E

Area affected: 214660 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-Apr-12_to_2020-Apr-20_113.5_17.5

Heat wave occuring from April 11 2020 to April 15 2020 at 37.0°N 77.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Tajikistan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 11 2020 to April 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 9.0 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 77.0°E

Area affected: 64221 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-Apr-11_to_2020-Apr-15_77.0_37.0

Cold spell occuring from April 10 2020 to April 16 2020 at 30.5°N 92.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 10 2020 to April 16 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -11.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -16.7 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 92.0°E

Area affected: 55872 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-Apr-10_to_2020-Apr-16_92.0_30.5

Heat wave occuring from April 04 2020 to May 12 2020 at 68.0°N 92.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Russian Federation
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 39 days

Time span: April 04 2020 to May 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.4 °C

Event center: 68.0°N 92.0°E

Area affected: 20709406 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-Apr-04_to_2020-May-12_92.0_68.0

Cold spell occuring from April 03 2020 to April 13 2020 at 37.0°N 88.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 11 days

Time span: April 03 2020 to April 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -17.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -24.4 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 88.0°E

Area affected: 279973 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-Apr-03_to_2020-Apr-13_88.0_37.0

Cold spell occuring from April 02 2020 to April 07 2020 at 24.5°N 111.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 02 2020 to April 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.7 °C

Event center: 24.5°N 111.0°E

Area affected: 362769 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-Apr-02_to_2020-Apr-07_111.0_24.5