Category: Extremes affecting India

Cold spell occuring from August 31 2014 to September 15 2014 at 35.0°N 75.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • India
  • Pakistan

Duration: 16 days

Time span: August 31 2014 to September 15 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -6.0 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 75.0°E

Area affected: 334398 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-Aug-31_to_2014-Sep-15_75.0_35.0

Heat wave occuring from August 29 2014 to September 04 2014 at 25.0°N 67.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • India
  • Pakistan

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 29 2014 to September 04 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.4 °C

Event center: 25.0°N 67.5°E

Area affected: 111713 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-Aug-29_to_2014-Sep-04_67.5_25.0

Cold spell occuring from August 26 2014 to September 10 2014 at 19.0°N 84.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Myanmar

Duration: 16 days

Time span: August 26 2014 to September 10 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.1 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 84.5°E

Area affected: 996690 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-Aug-26_to_2014-Sep-10_84.5_19.0

Cold spell occuring from August 23 2014 to August 31 2014 at 38.5°N 73.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • China
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan

Duration: 9 days

Time span: August 23 2014 to August 31 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -5.2 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 73.5°E

Area affected: 132330 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-Aug-23_to_2014-Aug-31_73.5_38.5

Cold spell occuring from August 22 2014 to August 29 2014 at 29.5°N 96.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • India
  • Myanmar

Duration: 8 days

Time span: August 22 2014 to August 29 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -0.6 °C

Event center: 29.5°N 96.5°E

Area affected: 319941 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-Aug-22_to_2014-Aug-29_96.5_29.5

Heat wave occuring from August 21 2014 to September 07 2014 at 3.5°N 59.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • India
  • Sri Lanka

Duration: 18 days

Time span: August 21 2014 to September 07 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 59.0°E

Area affected: 5191727 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-Aug-21_to_2014-Sep-07_59.0_3.5

Cold spell occuring from August 15 2014 to August 23 2014 at 34.5°N 75.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • China
  • India
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan

Duration: 9 days

Time span: August 15 2014 to August 23 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -11.4 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 75.5°E

Area affected: 296289 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-Aug-15_to_2014-Aug-23_75.5_34.5

Cold spell occuring from August 12 2014 to August 18 2014 at 29.5°N 96.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bhutan
  • China
  • India
  • Myanmar

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 12 2014 to August 18 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 0.0 °C

Event center: 29.5°N 96.5°E

Area affected: 236605 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-Aug-12_to_2014-Aug-18_96.5_29.5

Heat wave occuring from August 09 2014 to August 30 2014 at 24.5°N 78.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • India
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan

Duration: 22 days

Time span: August 09 2014 to August 30 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.0 °C

Event center: 24.5°N 78.0°E

Area affected: 1775435 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-Aug-09_to_2014-Aug-30_78.0_24.5

Cold spell occuring from August 04 2014 to August 09 2014 at 25.5°N 77.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • India

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 04 2014 to August 09 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 23.3 °C

Event center: 25.5°N 77.5°E

Area affected: 84062 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-Aug-04_to_2014-Aug-09_77.5_25.5