Category: Extremes affecting Greenland

Heat wave occuring from July 20 2021 to August 07 2021 at 63.5°N 305.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 19 days

Time span: July 20 2021 to August 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: 63.5°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 637989 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-Jul-20_to_2021-Aug-07_305.0_63.5

Heat wave occuring from July 08 2021 to July 14 2021 at 83.0°N 297.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 08 2021 to July 14 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 10.9 °C

Event center: 83.0°N 297.5°E

Area affected: 376301 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-Jul-08_to_2021-Jul-14_297.5_83.0

Heat wave occuring from July 02 2021 to July 05 2021 at 67.0°N 324.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 02 2021 to July 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 10.9 °C

Event center: 67.0°N 324.0°E

Area affected: 52951 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-Jul-02_to_2021-Jul-05_324.0_67.0

Heat wave occuring from July 02 2021 to July 07 2021 at 61.0°N 316.5°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: July 02 2021 to July 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 12.8 °C

Event center: 61.0°N 316.5°E

Area affected: 113971 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-Jul-02_to_2021-Jul-07_316.5_61.0

Cold spell occuring from June 30 2021 to July 11 2021 at 75.0°N 304.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 12 days

Time span: June 30 2021 to July 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -5.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -14.4 °C

Event center: 75.0°N 304.0°E

Area affected: 555727 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-Jun-30_to_2021-Jul-11_304.0_75.0

Cold spell occuring from June 27 2021 to July 06 2021 at 80.0°N 277.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 10 days

Time span: June 27 2021 to July 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 0.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -9.0 °C

Event center: 80.0°N 277.5°E

Area affected: 473894 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-Jun-27_to_2021-Jul-06_277.5_80.0

Heat wave occuring from June 23 2021 to October 12 2021 at 72.0°N 339.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Bahamas
  • Belgium
  • Burkina Faso
  • Canada
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Netherlands
  • Niger
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russian Federation
  • Spain
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Duration: 112 days

Time span: June 23 2021 to October 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 41.9 °C

Event center: 30.0°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 35897257 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-Jun-23_to_2021-Oct-12_339.0_72.0

Heat wave occuring from June 17 2021 to June 26 2021 at 82.5°N 291.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 10 days

Time span: June 17 2021 to June 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 13.4 °C

Event center: 82.5°N 291.5°E

Area affected: 104286 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-Jun-17_to_2021-Jun-26_291.5_82.5

Heat wave occuring from June 15 2021 to June 25 2021 at 81.5°N 339.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 11 days

Time span: June 15 2021 to June 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 1.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 9.1 °C

Event center: 81.5°N 339.5°E

Area affected: 254044 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-Jun-15_to_2021-Jun-25_339.5_81.5

Heat wave occuring from June 15 2021 to July 02 2021 at 50.5°N 302.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 18 days

Time span: June 15 2021 to July 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 22.1 °C

Event center: 50.5°N 302.0°E

Area affected: 1616433 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-Jun-15_to_2021-Jul-02_302.0_50.5