Category: Extremes affecting Somalia

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: April 15 2026 to April 24 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: 1.5°N 47.0°E

Area affected: 114287 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-Apr-15_to_2026-Apr-24_47.0_1.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 16 2026 to March 22 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.7 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 48.0°E

Area affected: 280234 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-Mar-16_to_2026-Mar-22_48.0_3.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 15 2026 to January 17 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: 4.5°N 45.0°E

Area affected: 61604 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-17_45.0_4.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 18 days

Time span: February 25 2026 to March 14 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.6 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 46.5°E

Area affected: 778000 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-25_to_2026-Mar-14_46.5_3.0