Category: Extremes affecting Nicaragua

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from April 28 2026 to May 03 2026 at 11.0°N 273.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Nicaragua

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 28 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.2 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 273.5°E

Area affected: 82011 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-28_to_2026-May-03_273.5_11.0

(ongoing) Heat wave occuring from October 16 2022 to May 03 2026 at 10.5°N 294.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Azores
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Canarias
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Madeira
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Réunion
  • Saint Eustatius
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 1296 days

Time span: October 16 2022 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 33.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 46.7 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 294.0°E

Area affected: 509588681 km$^2$


Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2022-Oct-16_to_2026-May-03_294.0_10.5

Cold spell occuring from March 26 2026 to April 02 2026 at 12.0°N 276.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 26 2026 to April 02 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 276.5°E

Area affected: 117414 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_2026-Mar-26_to_2026-Apr-02_276.5_12.0

Heat wave occuring from January 15 2026 to January 22 2026 at 12.0°N 273.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 15 2026 to January 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 273.5°E

Area affected: 78386 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_2026-Jan-15_to_2026-Jan-22_273.5_12.0

Heat wave occuring from February 27 2026 to March 15 2026 at 13.5°N 271.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua

Duration: 17 days

Time span: February 27 2026 to March 15 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.8 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 271.5°E

Area affected: 174212 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_2026-Feb-27_to_2026-Mar-15_271.5_13.5

Cold spell occuring from January 21 2026 to February 22 2026 at 12.0°N 265.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United States

Duration: 33 days

Time span: January 21 2026 to February 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -25.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -41.8 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 265.5°E

Area affected: 15448330 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_2026-Jan-21_to_2026-Feb-22_265.5_12.0

Heat wave occuring from August 07 2025 to August 12 2025 at 17.0°N 275.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 07 2025 to August 12 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: 17.0°N 275.5°E

Area affected: 156666 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-Aug-07_to_2025-Aug-12_275.5_17.0

Heat wave occuring from July 31 2025 to August 04 2025 at 13.5°N 272.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 31 2025 to August 04 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.5 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 272.5°E

Area affected: 60215 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-Jul-31_to_2025-Aug-04_272.5_13.5

Heat wave occuring from July 30 2025 to August 02 2025 at 10.0°N 276.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 30 2025 to August 02 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: 10.0°N 276.0°E

Area affected: 63994 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-Jul-30_to_2025-Aug-02_276.0_10.0

Heat wave occuring from July 08 2025 to July 10 2025 at 11.0°N 274.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 08 2025 to July 10 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 274.5°E

Area affected: 51555 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-Jul-08_to_2025-Jul-10_274.5_11.0