Category: Extremes affecting Sudan

Cold spell occuring from March 04 2022 to April 01 2022 at 38.5°N 34.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Montenegro
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 29 days

Time span: March 04 2022 to April 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -1.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -39.0 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 34.5°E

Area affected: 20134870 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_2022-Mar-04_to_2022-Apr-01_34.5_38.5

Cold spell occuring from February 20 2022 to February 22 2022 at 11.0°N 25.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • South Sudan
  • Sudan

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 20 2022 to February 22 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 21.2 °C

Event center: 11.0°N 25.0°E

Area affected: 167065 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_2022-Feb-20_to_2022-Feb-22_25.0_11.0

Cold spell occuring from February 19 2022 to February 22 2022 at 18.5°N 35.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 19 2022 to February 22 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.5 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 35.5°E

Area affected: 723848 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_2022-Feb-19_to_2022-Feb-22_35.5_18.5

Cold spell occuring from February 04 2022 to February 07 2022 at 14.0°N 24.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Sudan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 04 2022 to February 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 12.8 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 24.0°E

Area affected: 299101 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_2022-Feb-04_to_2022-Feb-07_24.0_14.0

Cold spell occuring from January 13 2022 to February 12 2022 at 6.5°N 8.5°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
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Montenegro
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye

Duration: 31 days

Time span: January 13 2022 to February 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 10.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -21.2 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 8.5°E

Area affected: 9970939 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_2022-Jan-13_to_2022-Feb-12_8.5_6.5

Cold spell occuring from December 29 2021 to January 05 2022 at 19.0°N 35.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Eritrea
  • Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 29 2021 to January 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.0 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 35.0°E

Area affected: 212122 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_2021-Dec-29_to_2022-Jan-05_35.0_19.0

Heat wave occuring from December 19 2021 to January 04 2022 at 8.0°N 34.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ethiopia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan

Duration: 17 days

Time span: December 19 2021 to January 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.0 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 34.5°E

Area affected: 79464 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_2021-Dec-19_to_2022-Jan-04_34.5_8.0

Cold spell occuring from December 17 2021 to December 24 2021 at 21.5°N 32.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 17 2021 to December 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.6 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 32.5°E

Area affected: 1091639 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_2021-Dec-17_to_2021-Dec-24_32.5_21.5

Heat wave occuring from October 11 2021 to October 18 2021 at 17.5°N 25.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 11 2021 to October 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.8 °C

Event center: 17.5°N 25.0°E

Area affected: 345311 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_2021-Oct-11_to_2021-Oct-18_25.0_17.5

Cold spell occuring from September 28 2021 to October 11 2021 at 20.5°N 32.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Niger
  • Sudan

Duration: 14 days

Time span: September 28 2021 to October 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 17.6 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 32.0°E

Area affected: 2737178 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_2021-Sep-28_to_2021-Oct-11_32.0_20.5