Category: Extremes affecting Congo DRC

Heat wave occuring from February 04 2013 to February 09 2013 at -4.5°S 20.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Congo DRC

Duration: 6 days

Time span: February 04 2013 to February 09 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.0 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 20.5°E

Area affected: 283067 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_2013-Feb-04_to_2013-Feb-09_20.5_-4.5

Heat wave occuring from February 04 2013 to February 08 2013 at -3.5°S 12.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Congo
  • Gabon

Duration: 5 days

Time span: February 04 2013 to February 08 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 12.5°E

Area affected: 95708 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_2013-Feb-04_to_2013-Feb-08_12.5_-3.5

Cold spell occuring from January 31 2013 to February 02 2013 at -8.0°S 20.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Congo DRC

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 31 2013 to February 02 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 19.6 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 20.0°E

Area affected: 101075 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_2013-Jan-31_to_2013-Feb-02_20.0_-8.0

Cold spell occuring from January 30 2013 to February 03 2013 at 3.0°N 15.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 30 2013 to February 03 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.0 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 15.5°E

Area affected: 92489 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_2013-Jan-30_to_2013-Feb-03_15.5_3.0

Cold spell occuring from January 28 2013 to February 04 2013 at 2.5°N 34.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Congo DRC
  • Kenya
  • South Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 28 2013 to February 04 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.1 °C

Event center: 2.5°N 34.0°E

Area affected: 389081 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_2013-Jan-28_to_2013-Feb-04_34.0_2.5

Heat wave occuring from January 16 2013 to January 19 2013 at -11.0°S 24.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Congo DRC
  • Zambia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 16 2013 to January 19 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 24.5°E

Area affected: 51544 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_2013-Jan-16_to_2013-Jan-19_24.5_-11.0

Heat wave occuring from January 10 2013 to January 22 2013 at -5.0°S 31.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burundi
  • Congo DRC
  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: January 10 2013 to January 22 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.9 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 31.0°E

Area affected: 449688 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_2013-Jan-10_to_2013-Jan-22_31.0_-5.0

Heat wave occuring from January 06 2013 to May 08 2013 at 11.0°N 106.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Cyprus
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

Duration: 123 days

Time span: January 06 2013 to May 08 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.7 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 106.0°E

Area affected: 41707208 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_2013-Jan-06_to_2013-May-08_106.0_11.0

Heat wave occuring from December 22 2012 to February 04 2013 at -3.0°S 40.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Burundi
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Iran
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
  • Zambia

Duration: 45 days

Time span: December 22 2012 to February 04 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.8 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 40.5°E

Area affected: 9385085 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-Dec-22_to_2013-Feb-04_40.5_-3.0

Heat wave occuring from November 30 2012 to December 09 2012 at -6.0°S 33.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Congo DRC
  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
  • Zambia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: November 30 2012 to December 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.1 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 33.5°E

Area affected: 379231 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-Nov-30_to_2012-Dec-09_33.5_-6.0