Category: Extremes affecting Yemen

Heat wave occuring from January 19 2010 to January 26 2010 at 14.0°N 47.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Yemen

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 19 2010 to January 26 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 47.0°E

Area affected: 122179 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_2010-Jan-19_to_2010-Jan-26_47.0_14.0

Cold spell occuring from January 06 2010 to January 14 2010 at 14.5°N 47.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Yemen

Duration: 9 days

Time span: January 06 2010 to January 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 8.1 °C

Event center: 14.5°N 47.0°E

Area affected: 453678 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-Jan-06_to_2010-Jan-14_47.0_14.5

Heat wave occuring from May 13 2026 to May 28 2026 at 20.0°N 41.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Yemen

Duration: 16 days

Time span: May 13 2026 to May 28 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.8 °C

Event center: 20.0°N 41.5°E

Area affected: 608832 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-May-13_to_2026-May-28_41.5_20.0

Cold spell occuring from May 07 2026 to July 15 2026 at 12.5°N 52.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Somalia
  • Yemen

Duration: 70 days

Time span: May 07 2026 to July 15 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 52.0°E

Area affected: 255395 km$^2$



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-07_to_2026-Jul-15_52.0_12.5