Category: Extremes affecting Tunisia

Heat wave occuring from April 26 2012 to April 28 2012 at 37.0°N 7.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Italy
  • Tunisia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 26 2012 to April 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.5 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 7.0°E

Area affected: 229452 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_2012-Apr-26_to_2012-Apr-28_7.0_37.0

Cold spell occuring from April 10 2012 to April 27 2012 at 10.5°N 341.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cabo Verde
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Spain
  • Tunisia

Duration: 18 days

Time span: April 10 2012 to April 27 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.5 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 341.5°E

Area affected: 6042281 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_2012-Apr-10_to_2012-Apr-27_341.5_10.5

Cold spell occuring from March 06 2012 to March 24 2012 at 22.0°N 6.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

Duration: 19 days

Time span: March 06 2012 to March 24 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 1.8 °C

Event center: 22.0°N 6.5°E

Area affected: 8418815 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_2012-Mar-06_to_2012-Mar-24_6.5_22.0

Cold spell occuring from February 27 2012 to April 12 2012 at 12.5°N 43.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Bhutan
  • Bulgaria
  • Chad
  • China
  • Cyprus
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • India
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Qatar
  • Russian Federation
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uzbekistan
  • Yemen

Duration: 46 days

Time span: February 27 2012 to April 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -33.5 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 43.0°E

Area affected: 24363929 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_2012-Feb-27_to_2012-Apr-12_43.0_12.5

Cold spell occuring from January 15 2012 to March 19 2012 at 21.0°N 336.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cabo Verde
  • Canarias
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Iran
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madeira
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Niger
  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 65 days

Time span: January 15 2012 to March 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -6.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -25.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -47.7 °C

Event center: 21.0°N 24.0°W

Area affected: 47897737 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_2012-Jan-15_to_2012-Mar-19_336.0_21.0

Cold spell occuring from January 08 2012 to January 22 2012 at 29.5°N 20.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sudan
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

Duration: 15 days

Time span: January 08 2012 to January 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 3.5 °C

Event center: 29.5°N 20.0°E

Area affected: 6179435 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_2012-Jan-08_to_2012-Jan-22_20.0_29.5

Cold spell occuring from December 19 2011 to December 21 2011 at 31.0°N 8.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Algeria
  • Tunisia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 19 2011 to December 21 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 5.8 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 8.5°E

Area affected: 89878 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_2011-Dec-19_to_2011-Dec-21_8.5_31.0

Cold spell occuring from September 29 2011 to October 25 2011 at 28.0°N 13.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Chad
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Egypt
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Italy
  • Kuwait
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Niger
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Ukraine

Duration: 27 days

Time span: September 29 2011 to October 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -3.7 °C

Event center: 28.0°N 13.5°E

Area affected: 9904325 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_2011-Sep-29_to_2011-Oct-25_13.5_28.0

Heat wave occuring from September 06 2011 to September 27 2011 at 29.0°N 354.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia

Duration: 22 days

Time span: September 06 2011 to September 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.3 °C

Event center: 29.0°N 354.5°E

Area affected: 1546264 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_2011-Sep-06_to_2011-Sep-27_354.5_29.0

Heat wave occuring from August 31 2011 to September 06 2011 at 32.5°N 13.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Tunisia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 31 2011 to September 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 36.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 40.5 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 13.0°E

Area affected: 667092 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_2011-Aug-31_to_2011-Sep-06_13.0_32.5