Category: Extremes affecting Mexico

Heat wave occuring from December 24 2013 to December 30 2013 at 34.0°N 241.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 24 2013 to December 30 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.0 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 241.0°E

Area affected: 180978 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-Dec-24_to_2013-Dec-30_241.0_34.0

Cold spell occuring from December 24 2013 to January 01 2014 at 19.0°N 257.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mexico

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 24 2013 to January 01 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.1 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 257.0°E

Area affected: 206052 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-Dec-24_to_2014-Jan-01_257.0_19.0

Heat wave occuring from December 15 2013 to December 19 2013 at 31.0°N 247.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 15 2013 to December 19 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 247.5°E

Area affected: 58171 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-Dec-15_to_2013-Dec-19_247.5_31.0

Heat wave occuring from December 15 2013 to December 18 2013 at 34.0°N 242.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 15 2013 to December 18 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 242.0°E

Area affected: 108285 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-Dec-15_to_2013-Dec-18_242.0_34.0

Heat wave occuring from December 15 2013 to December 25 2013 at 17.0°N 278.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Cuba
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 15 2013 to December 25 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: 17.0°N 278.0°E

Area affected: 4642152 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-Dec-15_to_2013-Dec-25_278.0_17.0

Heat wave occuring from December 11 2013 to December 24 2013 at 13.0°N 267.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Guatemala
  • Mexico

Duration: 14 days

Time span: December 11 2013 to December 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 267.5°E

Area affected: 174561 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-Dec-11_to_2013-Dec-24_267.5_13.0

Heat wave occuring from December 09 2013 to December 22 2013 at 16.5°N 258.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mexico

Duration: 14 days

Time span: December 09 2013 to December 22 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 258.5°E

Area affected: 718256 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-Dec-09_to_2013-Dec-22_258.5_16.5

Cold spell occuring from December 06 2013 to December 10 2013 at 26.5°N 246.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mexico

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 06 2013 to December 10 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 9.6 °C

Event center: 26.5°N 246.5°E

Area affected: 245657 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-Dec-06_to_2013-Dec-10_246.5_26.5

Heat wave occuring from December 03 2013 to December 11 2013 at 24.0°N 274.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 03 2013 to December 11 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 274.0°E

Area affected: 2098509 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-Dec-03_to_2013-Dec-11_274.0_24.0

Heat wave occuring from December 03 2013 to December 07 2013 at 19.5°N 261.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mexico

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 03 2013 to December 07 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 261.5°E

Area affected: 114308 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-Dec-03_to_2013-Dec-07_261.5_19.5