Category: Extremes affecting Ireland

Heat wave occuring from July 20 2010 to November 15 2010 at 60.0°N 317.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Azores
  • Bahamas
  • Canada
  • Canarias
  • Cuba
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Russian Federation
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Duration: 119 days

Time span: July 20 2010 to November 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 40.3 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 317.5°E

Area affected: 34460460 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_2010-Jul-20_to_2010-Nov-15_317.5_60.0

Cold spell occuring from May 24 2010 to May 28 2010 at 57.5°N 358.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 24 2010 to May 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 4.0 °C

Event center: 57.5°N 358.0°E

Area affected: 326379 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_2010-May-24_to_2010-May-28_358.0_57.5

Heat wave occuring from May 19 2010 to May 24 2010 at 52.5°N 350.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 19 2010 to May 24 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.6 °C

Event center: 52.5°N 350.5°E

Area affected: 86405 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_2010-May-19_to_2010-May-24_350.5_52.5

Cold spell occuring from May 02 2010 to May 18 2010 at 50.5°N 0.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Andorra
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russian Federation
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 17 days

Time span: May 02 2010 to May 18 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -3.5 °C

Event center: 50.5°N 0.5°E

Area affected: 4780592 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_2010-May-02_to_2010-May-18_0.5_50.5

Cold spell occuring from March 25 2010 to April 03 2010 at 61.5°N 344.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 10 days

Time span: March 25 2010 to April 03 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -0.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -25.5 °C

Event center: 61.5°N 344.0°E

Area affected: 1853550 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_2010-Mar-25_to_2010-Apr-03_344.0_61.5

Cold spell occuring from March 02 2010 to March 18 2010 at 40.0°N 0.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 17 days

Time span: March 02 2010 to March 18 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -20.4 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 0.5°E

Area affected: 6379596 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_2010-Mar-02_to_2010-Mar-18_0.5_40.0

Cold spell occuring from February 06 2010 to March 17 2010 at 59.0°N 184.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Austria
  • Azores
  • Belgium
  • China
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Kazakhstan
  • Luxembourg
  • Mongolia
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Russian Federation
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Duration: 40 days

Time span: February 06 2010 to March 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -16.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -27.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -48.6 °C

Event center: 59.0°N 184.5°E

Area affected: 36314510 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_2010-Feb-06_to_2010-Mar-17_184.5_59.0