Category: Extremes affecting Ghana

Cold spell occuring from November 04 2024 to November 08 2024 at 10.5°N 355.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 04 2024 to November 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 355.0°E

Area affected: 124251 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_2024-Nov-04_to_2024-Nov-08_355.0_10.5

Cold spell occuring from October 24 2024 to November 12 2024 at 13.0°N 10.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 20 days

Time span: October 24 2024 to November 12 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.5 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 10.0°E

Area affected: 914863 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_2024-Oct-24_to_2024-Nov-12_10.0_13.0

Heat wave occuring from July 13 2024 to July 20 2024 at 7.5°N 359.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Benin
  • Ghana
  • Togo

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 13 2024 to July 20 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 7.5°N 359.5°E

Area affected: 97894 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_2024-Jul-13_to_2024-Jul-20_359.5_7.5

Cold spell occuring from December 16 2023 to December 23 2023 at 15.0°N 346.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 16 2023 to December 23 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.7 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 346.0°E

Area affected: 3357227 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_2023-Dec-16_to_2023-Dec-23_346.0_15.0

Cold spell occuring from April 06 2023 to April 09 2023 at 13.0°N 354.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ghana
  • Mali

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 06 2023 to April 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 26.2 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 354.5°E

Area affected: 102896 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_2023-Apr-06_to_2023-Apr-09_354.5_13.0

Cold spell occuring from March 14 2023 to March 25 2023 at 11.0°N 5.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Benin
  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 14 2023 to March 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 25.3 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 5.0°E

Area affected: 149137 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_2023-Mar-14_to_2023-Mar-25_5.0_11.0

Heat wave occuring from February 15 2023 to March 08 2023 at 8.5°N 349.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo

Duration: 22 days

Time span: February 15 2023 to March 08 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.8 °C

Event center: 8.5°N 349.5°E

Area affected: 810760 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_2023-Feb-15_to_2023-Mar-08_349.5_8.5

Cold spell occuring from February 12 2023 to February 22 2023 at 8.0°N 8.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Togo

Duration: 11 days

Time span: February 12 2023 to February 22 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.0 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 8.0°E

Area affected: 3176562 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_2023-Feb-12_to_2023-Feb-22_8.0_8.0

Heat wave occuring from January 06 2023 to January 10 2023 at 14.0°N 359.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 06 2023 to January 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 359.5°E

Area affected: 507984 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_2023-Jan-06_to_2023-Jan-10_359.5_14.0

Cold spell occuring from December 21 2022 to December 26 2022 at 8.0°N 8.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Togo

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 21 2022 to December 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 17.1 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 8.0°E

Area affected: 331778 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_2022-Dec-21_to_2022-Dec-26_8.0_8.0