Category: Extremes affecting Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 29 2020 to December 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 17.5°E

Area affected: 52505 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-Nov-29_to_2020-Dec-02_17.5_-3.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 3 days

Time span: October 26 2020 to October 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 25.5°E

Area affected: 104805 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-Oct-26_to_2020-Oct-28_25.5_-3.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 7 days

Time span: October 14 2020 to October 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.0 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 23.0°E

Area affected: 92706 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-Oct-14_to_2020-Oct-20_23.0_-0.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 6 days

Time span: October 14 2020 to October 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 26.0°E

Area affected: 181587 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-Oct-14_to_2020-Oct-19_26.0_-4.5