Category: Extremes affecting Japan

Cold spell occuring from March 21 2010 to May 16 2010 at 46.0°N 91.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Mongolia
  • North Korea
  • Russian Federation
  • South Korea
  • United States
  • Vietnam

Duration: 57 days

Time span: March 21 2010 to May 16 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: -3.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -38.0 °C

Event center: 46.0°N 91.0°E

Area affected: 34609336 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-21_to_2010-May-16_91.0_46.0

Cold spell occuring from January 29 2010 to February 06 2010 at 45.5°N 139.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • Japan
  • Russian Federation

Duration: 9 days

Time span: January 29 2010 to February 06 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: -19.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -38.6 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 139.5°E

Area affected: 1800516 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-Jan-29_to_2010-Feb-06_139.5_45.5

Heat wave occuring from January 19 2010 to January 21 2010 at 34.5°N 133.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Japan

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 19 2010 to January 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.9 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 133.0°E

Area affected: 54063 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-Jan-19_to_2010-Jan-21_133.0_34.5