Category: Extremes affecting Mali

Cold spell occuring from November 14 2024 to December 08 2024 at 11.0°N 16.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
  • Togo

Duration: 25 days

Time span: November 14 2024 to December 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.3 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 16.0°E

Area affected: 4509535 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-14_to_2024-Dec-08_16.0_11.0

Heat wave occuring from November 14 2024 to November 16 2024 at 14.5°N 358.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali

Duration: 3 days

Time span: November 14 2024 to November 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.4 °C

Event center: 14.5°N 358.0°E

Area affected: 56827 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-Nov-14_to_2024-Nov-16_358.0_14.5

Cold spell occuring from November 04 2024 to November 08 2024 at 10.5°N 355.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Mali

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 04 2024 to November 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 355.0°E

Area affected: 124251 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-04_to_2024-Nov-08_355.0_10.5

Cold spell occuring from October 24 2024 to November 12 2024 at 13.0°N 10.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Ghana
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 20 days

Time span: October 24 2024 to November 12 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.5 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 10.0°E

Area affected: 914863 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-Oct-24_to_2024-Nov-12_10.0_13.0

Cold spell occuring from October 22 2024 to October 25 2024 at 15.5°N 347.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 22 2024 to October 25 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 26.3 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 347.0°E

Area affected: 53686 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-Oct-22_to_2024-Oct-25_347.0_15.5

Cold spell occuring from October 04 2024 to October 16 2024 at 15.0°N 8.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 13 days

Time span: October 04 2024 to October 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 355.5°E

Area affected: 694471 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-Oct-04_to_2024-Oct-16_8.0_15.0

Heat wave occuring from September 02 2024 to September 04 2024 at 11.5°N 348.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Guinea
  • Mali

Duration: 3 days

Time span: September 02 2024 to September 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.0 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 348.0°E

Area affected: 75886 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-02_to_2024-Sep-04_348.0_11.5

Cold spell occuring from August 20 2024 to October 04 2024 at 32.5°N 350.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • Senegal
  • Spain

Duration: 46 days

Time span: August 20 2024 to October 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 7.3 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 350.5°E

Area affected: 1762984 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-Aug-20_to_2024-Oct-04_350.5_32.5

Heat wave occuring from August 10 2024 to August 13 2024 at 18.5°N 354.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mali
  • Mauritania

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 10 2024 to August 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 35.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.8 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 354.0°E

Area affected: 73020 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-10_to_2024-Aug-13_354.0_18.5

Heat wave occuring from August 08 2024 to August 13 2024 at 12.0°N 348.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Senegal

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 08 2024 to August 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 348.0°E

Area affected: 72305 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-08_to_2024-Aug-13_348.0_12.0