Category: Extremes affecting Laos

Cold spell occuring from July 19 2013 to July 28 2013 at 15.5°N 108.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Laos
  • Vietnam

Duration: 10 days

Time span: July 19 2013 to July 28 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.3 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 108.0°E

Area affected: 580578 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_2013-Jul-19_to_2013-Jul-28_108.0_15.5

Heat wave occuring from June 28 2013 to July 03 2013 at 14.0°N 102.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 28 2013 to July 03 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.6 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 102.0°E

Area affected: 227874 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_2013-Jun-28_to_2013-Jul-03_102.0_14.0

Cold spell occuring from June 23 2013 to June 26 2013 at 19.0°N 104.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Laos
  • Vietnam

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 23 2013 to June 26 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 104.5°E

Area affected: 78591 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_2013-Jun-23_to_2013-Jun-26_104.5_19.0

Cold spell occuring from June 10 2013 to June 17 2013 at 16.5°N 108.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Laos
  • Myanmar
  • Vietnam

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 10 2013 to June 17 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 108.0°E

Area affected: 1293442 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_2013-Jun-10_to_2013-Jun-17_108.0_16.5

Heat wave occuring from May 30 2013 to June 24 2013 at 36.0°N 90.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

Duration: 26 days

Time span: May 30 2013 to June 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.6 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 90.5°E

Area affected: 6461567 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_2013-May-30_to_2013-Jun-24_90.5_36.0

Heat wave occuring from May 25 2013 to May 28 2013 at 20.5°N 107.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Laos
  • Vietnam

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 25 2013 to May 28 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.5 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 107.0°E

Area affected: 175135 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_2013-May-25_to_2013-May-28_107.0_20.5

Heat wave occuring from May 20 2013 to June 11 2013 at 20.0°N 118.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Japan
  • Laos
  • North Korea
  • Philippines
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Duration: 23 days

Time span: May 20 2013 to June 11 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.2 °C

Event center: 20.0°N 118.0°E

Area affected: 2910234 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_2013-May-20_to_2013-Jun-11_118.0_20.0

Heat wave occuring from May 13 2013 to May 23 2013 at 17.0°N 108.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Laos
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 13 2013 to May 23 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.2 °C

Event center: 17.0°N 108.0°E

Area affected: 1230532 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_2013-May-13_to_2013-May-23_108.0_17.0

Heat wave occuring from January 06 2013 to May 08 2013 at 11.0°N 106.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Cyprus
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

Duration: 123 days

Time span: January 06 2013 to May 08 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.7 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 106.0°E

Area affected: 41707208 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_2013-Jan-06_to_2013-May-08_106.0_11.0

Cold spell occuring from December 09 2012 to January 18 2013 at 42.5°N 119.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Bhutan
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • India
  • Iran
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • North Korea
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • South Korea
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

Duration: 41 days

Time span: December 09 2012 to January 18 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: -20.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -31.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -52.5 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 119.5°E

Area affected: 29957604 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_2012-Dec-09_to_2013-Jan-18_119.5_42.5