Category: Extremes affecting Guinea

Heat wave occuring from May 10 2022 to May 21 2022 at 19.5°N 343.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cabo Verde
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 12 days

Time span: May 10 2022 to May 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 39.3 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 343.5°E

Area affected: 1968025 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-May-10_to_2022-May-21_343.5_19.5

Heat wave occuring from April 14 2022 to May 03 2022 at 8.0°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 20 days

Time span: April 14 2022 to May 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.8 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 210473 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-Apr-14_to_2022-May-03_349.0_8.0

Heat wave occuring from March 27 2022 to April 01 2022 at 6.5°N 351.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 6 days

Time span: March 27 2022 to April 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 174877 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-Mar-27_to_2022-Apr-01_351.0_6.5

Heat wave occuring from March 01 2022 to March 12 2022 at 8.5°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Benin
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 01 2022 to March 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.4 °C

Event center: 8.5°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 645485 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-Mar-01_to_2022-Mar-12_349.0_8.5

Cold spell occuring from January 19 2022 to January 26 2022 at 7.0°N 353.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Guinea
  • Liberia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 19 2022 to January 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: 7.0°N 353.5°E

Area affected: 52081 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-Jan-19_to_2022-Jan-26_353.5_7.0

Heat wave occuring from August 09 2021 to August 14 2021 at 17.5°N 345.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 09 2021 to August 14 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.1 °C

Event center: 17.5°N 345.0°E

Area affected: 661268 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-Aug-09_to_2021-Aug-14_345.0_17.5

Heat wave occuring from July 12 2021 to July 28 2021 at 13.0°N 347.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Chad
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Senegal

Duration: 17 days

Time span: July 12 2021 to July 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 35.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 42.5 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 347.5°E

Area affected: 3233510 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-12_to_2021-Jul-28_347.5_13.0

Heat wave occuring from June 28 2021 to June 30 2021 at 7.0°N 351.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 28 2021 to June 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: 7.0°N 351.5°E

Area affected: 116506 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-28_to_2021-Jun-30_351.5_7.0

Heat wave occuring from April 16 2021 to May 03 2021 at 12.0°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 18 days

Time span: April 16 2021 to May 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 33.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 39.6 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 504752 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-Apr-16_to_2021-May-03_349.0_12.0

Heat wave occuring from April 01 2021 to April 13 2021 at 8.0°N 350.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

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

Duration: 13 days

Time span: April 01 2021 to April 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.7 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 350.5°E

Area affected: 286758 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-Apr-01_to_2021-Apr-13_350.5_8.0