Category: Extremes affecting Greenland

Cold spell occuring from December 15 2022 to December 20 2022 at 68.5°N 331.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 15 2022 to December 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -20.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -35.3 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 331.5°E

Area affected: 64372 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-15_to_2022-Dec-20_331.5_68.5

Cold spell occuring from December 14 2022 to January 09 2023 at 66.5°N 323.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Greenland
  • Iceland

Duration: 27 days

Time span: December 14 2022 to January 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -19.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -52.3 °C

Event center: 66.5°N 323.0°E

Area affected: 2643178 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-14_to_2023-Jan-09_323.0_66.5

Cold spell occuring from November 20 2022 to November 28 2022 at 82.5°N 341.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 9 days

Time span: November 20 2022 to November 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -25.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -31.9 °C

Event center: 82.5°N 341.5°E

Area affected: 179855 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-Nov-20_to_2022-Nov-28_341.5_82.5

Heat wave occuring from November 13 2022 to November 15 2022 at 78.5°N 309.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 3 days

Time span: November 13 2022 to November 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -7.4 °C

Event center: 78.5°N 309.0°E

Area affected: 163093 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_2022-Nov-13_to_2022-Nov-15_309.0_78.5

Cold spell occuring from November 07 2022 to December 09 2022 at 80.0°N 265.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland
  • United States

Duration: 33 days

Time span: November 07 2022 to December 09 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -27.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -23.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -51.1 °C

Event center: 80.0°N 265.5°E

Area affected: 9697271 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-Nov-07_to_2022-Dec-09_265.5_80.0

Heat wave occuring from November 03 2022 to November 08 2022 at 67.0°N 319.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 6 days

Time span: November 03 2022 to November 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -16.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -0.5 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 319.0°E

Area affected: 146894 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_2022-Nov-03_to_2022-Nov-08_319.0_67.0

Heat wave occuring from October 26 2022 to November 03 2022 at 70.0°N 322.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 9 days

Time span: October 26 2022 to November 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -12.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 7.5 °C

Event center: 70.0°N 322.0°E

Area affected: 1131647 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_2022-Oct-26_to_2022-Nov-03_322.0_70.0

Cold spell occuring from October 21 2022 to October 28 2022 at 82.0°N 326.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 21 2022 to October 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -29.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -38.9 °C

Event center: 82.0°N 326.5°E

Area affected: 51191 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-Oct-21_to_2022-Oct-28_326.5_82.0

Heat wave occuring from October 21 2022 to October 25 2022 at 66.0°N 309.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 5 days

Time span: October 21 2022 to October 25 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 4.5 °C

Event center: 66.0°N 309.5°E

Area affected: 208292 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_2022-Oct-21_to_2022-Oct-25_309.5_66.0

Heat wave occuring from October 16 2022 to October 23 2022 at 71.5°N 332.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 16 2022 to October 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -11.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 6.8 °C

Event center: 71.5°N 332.5°E

Area affected: 1007626 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_2022-Oct-16_to_2022-Oct-23_332.5_71.5