Category: Extremes affecting Pakistan

Cold spell occuring from March 05 2020 to March 08 2020 at 29.0°N 70.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • India
  • Pakistan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 05 2020 to March 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.4 °C

Event center: 29.0°N 70.0°E

Area affected: 72439 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_2020-Mar-05_to_2020-Mar-08_70.0_29.0

Heat wave occuring from February 21 2020 to March 01 2020 at 33.0°N 70.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan

Duration: 10 days

Time span: February 21 2020 to March 01 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 25.0 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 70.5°E

Area affected: 221089 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_2020-Feb-21_to_2020-Mar-01_70.5_33.0

Heat wave occuring from February 20 2020 to March 06 2020 at 41.5°N 78.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Pakistan
  • Tajikistan

Duration: 16 days

Time span: February 20 2020 to March 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 1.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 11.7 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 78.5°E

Area affected: 627907 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_2020-Feb-20_to_2020-Mar-06_78.5_41.5

Heat wave occuring from February 16 2020 to February 20 2020 at 26.0°N 66.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Pakistan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: February 16 2020 to February 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: 26.0°N 66.5°E

Area affected: 53376 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_2020-Feb-16_to_2020-Feb-20_66.5_26.0

Cold spell occuring from January 30 2020 to February 11 2020 at 35.5°N 87.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan

Duration: 13 days

Time span: January 30 2020 to February 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: -15.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -31.4 °C

Event center: 35.5°N 87.0°E

Area affected: 901813 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_2020-Jan-30_to_2020-Feb-11_87.0_35.5

Cold spell occuring from January 27 2020 to February 03 2020 at 15.0°N 57.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • India
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Somalia
  • Yemen

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 27 2020 to February 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.4 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 57.5°E

Area affected: 1716564 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_2020-Jan-27_to_2020-Feb-03_57.5_15.0