Category: Extremes affecting Greenland

Heat wave occuring from March 20 2020 to March 23 2020 at 82.5°N 278.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 20 2020 to March 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -18.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -13.1 °C

Event center: 82.5°N 278.0°E

Area affected: 279070 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-Mar-20_to_2020-Mar-23_278.0_82.5

Cold spell occuring from March 14 2020 to March 17 2020 at 66.0°N 312.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 14 2020 to March 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -12.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -32.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -39.6 °C

Event center: 66.0°N 312.0°E

Area affected: 141468 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-Mar-14_to_2020-Mar-17_312.0_66.0

Cold spell occuring from February 20 2020 to March 21 2020 at 79.5°N 3.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland
  • Russian Federation
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 31 days

Time span: February 20 2020 to March 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -33.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -22.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -57.2 °C

Event center: 79.5°N 3.5°E

Area affected: 5654855 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-Feb-20_to_2020-Mar-21_3.5_79.5

Cold spell occuring from January 27 2020 to February 05 2020 at 83.0°N 323.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 10 days

Time span: January 27 2020 to February 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -27.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -47.9 °C

Event center: 83.0°N 323.0°E

Area affected: 750805 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-Jan-27_to_2020-Feb-05_323.0_83.0

Heat wave occuring from January 26 2020 to January 29 2020 at 74.5°N 345.0°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: January 26 2020 to January 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 0.4 °C

Event center: 74.5°N 345.0°E

Area affected: 168185 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-Jan-26_to_2020-Jan-29_345.0_74.5

Cold spell occuring from January 25 2020 to February 11 2020 at 78.0°N 280.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland

Duration: 18 days

Time span: January 25 2020 to February 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: -38.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -54.7 °C

Event center: 78.0°N 280.5°E

Area affected: 347419 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-Jan-25_to_2020-Feb-11_280.5_78.0

Heat wave occuring from January 05 2020 to January 11 2020 at 76.5°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Greenland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 05 2020 to January 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -3.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 2.2 °C

Event center: 76.5°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 416025 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-Jan-05_to_2020-Jan-11_349.0_76.5