Category: Extremes affecting Cuba

Heat wave occuring from March 19 2021 to April 02 2021 at 26.5°N 288.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bahamas
  • Cuba
  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 15 days

Time span: March 19 2021 to April 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.1 °C

Event center: 26.5°N 288.5°E

Area affected: 3728399 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_2021-Mar-19_to_2021-Apr-02_288.5_26.5

Heat wave occuring from February 25 2021 to March 03 2021 at 27.0°N 284.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bahamas
  • Cuba
  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 7 days

Time span: February 25 2021 to March 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: 27.0°N 284.0°E

Area affected: 1714919 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_2021-Feb-25_to_2021-Mar-03_284.0_27.0

Cold spell occuring from February 02 2021 to February 05 2021 at 24.0°N 281.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Cuba
  • United States

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 02 2021 to February 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.4 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 281.5°E

Area affected: 1238031 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_2021-Feb-02_to_2021-Feb-05_281.5_24.0

Cold spell occuring from December 08 2020 to December 11 2020 at 21.5°N 277.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Belize
  • Cuba
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 08 2020 to December 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 17.9 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 277.0°E

Area affected: 245976 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-Dec-08_to_2020-Dec-11_277.0_21.5

Heat wave occuring from November 17 2020 to April 19 2021 at 16.5°N 134.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Bhutan
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Viet Nam
  • Yemen

Duration: 154 days

Time span: November 17 2020 to April 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 27.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.1 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 134.5°E

Area affected: 124427445 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-17_to_2021-Apr-19_134.5_16.5

Heat wave occuring from November 11 2020 to November 17 2020 at 22.5°N 277.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cuba

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 11 2020 to November 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: 22.5°N 277.5°E

Area affected: 54687 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-11_to_2020-Nov-17_277.5_22.5

Heat wave occuring from October 28 2020 to November 18 2020 at 27.0°N 287.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bahamas
  • Canada
  • Cuba
  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 22 days

Time span: October 28 2020 to November 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: 27.0°N 287.0°E

Area affected: 12787597 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-28_to_2020-Nov-18_287.0_27.0

Heat wave occuring from August 07 2020 to August 11 2020 at 24.0°N 280.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cuba

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 07 2020 to August 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 280.0°E

Area affected: 51096 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-Aug-07_to_2020-Aug-11_280.0_24.0

Cold spell occuring from July 18 2020 to July 26 2020 at 22.5°N 277.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cuba

Duration: 9 days

Time span: July 18 2020 to July 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.8 °C

Event center: 22.5°N 277.0°E

Area affected: 225601 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-Jul-18_to_2020-Jul-26_277.0_22.5

Heat wave occuring from February 27 2020 to March 29 2020 at 14.0°N 272.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Aruba
  • Belize
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

Duration: 32 days

Time span: February 27 2020 to March 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.0 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 272.0°E

Area affected: 2311587 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-Feb-27_to_2020-Mar-29_272.0_14.0