Category: Extremes affecting Kenya

Heat wave occuring from February 07 2025 to February 10 2025 at 1.0°N 37.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kenya

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 07 2025 to February 10 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 37.5°E

Area affected: 114343 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_2025-Feb-07_to_2025-Feb-10_37.5_1.0

Heat wave occuring from January 18 2025 to February 03 2025 at 1.0°N 37.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • South Sudan
  • Uganda

Duration: 17 days

Time span: January 18 2025 to February 03 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.1 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 37.5°E

Area affected: 256288 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_2025-Jan-18_to_2025-Feb-03_37.5_1.0

Heat wave occuring from January 08 2025 to January 15 2025 at 0.0°N 38.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania, United Republic of

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 08 2025 to January 15 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.4 °C

Event center: 0.0°N 38.0°E

Area affected: 123574 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_2025-Jan-08_to_2025-Jan-15_38.0_0.0

Cold spell occuring from November 25 2024 to November 29 2024 at 3.5°N 34.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Kenya
  • South Sudan
  • Uganda

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 25 2024 to November 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 18.7 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 34.5°E

Area affected: 98730 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_2024-Nov-25_to_2024-Nov-29_34.5_3.5

Heat wave occuring from September 27 2024 to October 01 2024 at 5.0°N 38.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 27 2024 to October 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: 5.0°N 38.5°E

Area affected: 58537 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_2024-Sep-27_to_2024-Oct-01_38.5_5.0

Heat wave occuring from September 18 2024 to September 22 2024 at 3.0°N 42.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Kenya
  • Somalia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 18 2024 to September 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 42.0°E

Area affected: 114193 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_2024-Sep-18_to_2024-Sep-22_42.0_3.0

Heat wave occuring from August 24 2024 to August 31 2024 at 4.0°N 35.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • South Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: August 24 2024 to August 31 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.0 °C

Event center: 4.0°N 35.5°E

Area affected: 67853 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_2024-Aug-24_to_2024-Aug-31_35.5_4.0

Cold spell occuring from July 27 2024 to September 29 2024 at 17.0°N 20.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Chad
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Yemen

Duration: 65 days

Time span: July 27 2024 to September 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.9 °C

Event center: 17.0°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 6751188 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_2024-Jul-27_to_2024-Sep-29_20.5_17.0

Cold spell occuring from June 20 2024 to July 02 2024 at -4.0°S 34.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Zambia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: June 20 2024 to July 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.5 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 34.0°E

Area affected: 810251 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_2024-Jun-20_to_2024-Jul-02_34.0_-4.0

Heat wave occuring from April 29 2024 to May 03 2024 at 3.5°N 39.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 29 2024 to May 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 39.5°E

Area affected: 52457 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_2024-Apr-29_to_2024-May-03_39.5_3.5