Category: Extremes affecting Turks and Caicos Islands

Cold spell occuring from May 10 2011 to May 15 2011 at 20.0°N 286.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Turks and Caicos Islands

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 10 2011 to May 15 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: 20.0°N 286.5°E

Area affected: 175090 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-May-10_to_2011-May-15_286.5_20.0

Cold spell occuring from July 15 2010 to July 25 2010 at 11.5°N 287.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • Puerto Rico
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Venezuela

Duration: 11 days

Time span: July 15 2010 to July 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 287.5°E

Area affected: 1170323 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_2010-Jul-15_to_2010-Jul-25_287.5_11.5

Cold spell occuring from March 02 2010 to March 12 2010 at 19.5°N 282.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bahamas
  • Cuba
  • Dominican Republic
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United States

Duration: 11 days

Time span: March 02 2010 to March 12 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.5 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 282.5°E

Area affected: 6303063 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_2010-Mar-02_to_2010-Mar-12_282.5_19.5