Category: Extremes affecting Niger

Heat wave occuring from April 06 2015 to April 09 2015 at 12.0°N 12.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Niger
  • Nigeria

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 06 2015 to April 09 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 35.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.5 °C

Event center: 12.0°N 12.5°E

Area affected: 186948 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_2015-Apr-06_to_2015-Apr-09_12.5_12.0

Cold spell occuring from April 02 2015 to April 29 2015 at 13.0°N 14.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Greece
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Montenegro
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Yemen

Duration: 28 days

Time span: April 02 2015 to April 29 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -3.8 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 14.5°E

Area affected: 12787198 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_2015-Apr-02_to_2015-Apr-29_14.5_13.0

Heat wave occuring from March 21 2015 to March 24 2015 at 13.0°N 3.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
  • Niger

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 21 2015 to March 24 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 34.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.6 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 3.0°E

Area affected: 77615 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_2015-Mar-21_to_2015-Mar-24_3.0_13.0

Heat wave occuring from March 15 2015 to April 02 2015 at 22.0°N 14.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Yemen

Duration: 19 days

Time span: March 15 2015 to April 02 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.5 °C

Event center: 22.0°N 14.5°E

Area affected: 4930904 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_2015-Mar-15_to_2015-Apr-02_14.5_22.0

Cold spell occuring from March 10 2015 to April 08 2015 at 24.0°N 336.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cabo Verde
  • Canarias
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • France
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Libya
  • Madeira
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Portugal
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Spain
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

Duration: 30 days

Time span: March 10 2015 to April 08 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -4.4 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 336.5°E

Area affected: 18103260 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_2015-Mar-10_to_2015-Apr-08_336.5_24.0

Cold spell occuring from February 20 2015 to March 05 2015 at 10.0°N 0.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Togo

Duration: 14 days

Time span: February 20 2015 to March 05 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 3.7 °C

Event center: 10.0°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 2612423 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_2015-Feb-20_to_2015-Mar-05_0.0_10.0

Heat wave occuring from February 04 2015 to February 11 2015 at 21.5°N 18.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Chad
  • Libya
  • Niger

Duration: 8 days

Time span: February 04 2015 to February 11 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 18.5°E

Area affected: 229248 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_2015-Feb-04_to_2015-Feb-11_18.5_21.5

Heat wave occuring from February 01 2015 to February 18 2015 at 13.5°N 2.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Togo

Duration: 18 days

Time span: February 01 2015 to February 18 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.0 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 2.5°E

Area affected: 4738541 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_2015-Feb-01_to_2015-Feb-18_2.5_13.5

Cold spell occuring from January 18 2015 to January 30 2015 at 28.5°N 12.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Chad
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Tunisia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: January 18 2015 to January 30 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -0.1 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 12.5°E

Area affected: 2173374 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_2015-Jan-18_to_2015-Jan-30_12.5_28.5

Cold spell occuring from December 17 2014 to January 18 2015 at 3.0°N 16.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Canarias
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Hungary
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovenia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Yemen

Duration: 33 days

Time span: December 17 2014 to January 18 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -22.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -24.6 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 16.0°E

Area affected: 21310172 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_2014-Dec-17_to_2015-Jan-18_16.0_3.0