Category: Extremes affecting Greece

Cold spell occuring from June 01 2014 to June 06 2014 at 40.0°N 26.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
  • Turkiye

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 01 2014 to June 06 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.6 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 26.5°E

Area affected: 90837 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_2014-Jun-01_to_2014-Jun-06_26.5_40.0

Heat wave occuring from May 24 2014 to May 31 2014 at 42.5°N 34.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
  • Romania
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 8 days

Time span: May 24 2014 to May 31 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 25.3 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 34.5°E

Area affected: 395384 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_2014-May-24_to_2014-May-31_34.5_42.5

Cold spell occuring from May 14 2014 to May 19 2014 at 41.5°N 19.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Serbia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 14 2014 to May 19 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.3 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 19.5°E

Area affected: 416602 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_2014-May-14_to_2014-May-19_19.5_41.5

Cold spell occuring from June 16 2014 to June 22 2014 at 44.0°N 23.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
  • Romania
  • Turkiye

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 16 2014 to June 22 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.8 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 23.0°E

Area affected: 120395 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_2014-Jun-16_to_2014-Jun-22_23.0_44.0

Heat wave occuring from April 16 2014 to April 28 2014 at 44.0°N 35.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iraq
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Russian Federation
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 13 days

Time span: April 16 2014 to April 28 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.4 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 35.5°E

Area affected: 2199713 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_2014-Apr-16_to_2014-Apr-28_35.5_44.0

Cold spell occuring from April 15 2014 to April 19 2014 at 42.5°N 20.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • North Macedonia
  • Serbia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 15 2014 to April 19 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 240633 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_2014-Apr-15_to_2014-Apr-19_20.5_42.5

Heat wave occuring from March 16 2014 to March 28 2014 at 53.0°N 26.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Ukraine

Duration: 13 days

Time span: March 16 2014 to March 28 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: 53.0°N 26.0°E

Area affected: 4943124 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_2014-Mar-16_to_2014-Mar-28_26.0_53.0

Heat wave occuring from February 12 2014 to February 23 2014 at 38.0°N 13.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 12 days

Time span: February 12 2014 to February 23 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 23.5 °C

Event center: 38.0°N 13.0°E

Area affected: 3299400 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_2014-Feb-12_to_2014-Feb-23_13.0_38.0

Heat wave occuring from February 06 2014 to February 25 2014 at 46.0°N 36.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Libya
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 20 days

Time span: February 06 2014 to February 25 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 20.8 °C

Event center: 46.0°N 36.0°E

Area affected: 3566423 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_2014-Feb-06_to_2014-Feb-25_36.0_46.0

Heat wave occuring from January 10 2014 to February 09 2014 at 39.5°N 95.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Chad
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Myanmar
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Korea
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

Duration: 31 days

Time span: January 10 2014 to February 09 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: 39.5°N 95.5°E

Area affected: 16649491 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_2014-Jan-10_to_2014-Feb-09_95.5_39.5