Category: Heat waves affecting Angola

Heat wave occuring from August 08 2021 to August 11 2021 at -4.0°S 20.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 08 2021 to August 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 20.0°E

Area affected: 76998 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-Aug-08_to_2021-Aug-11_20.0_-4.0

Heat wave occuring from April 26 2021 to May 01 2021 at -17.0°S 27.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 26 2021 to May 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 27.5°E

Area affected: 376459 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-Apr-26_to_2021-May-01_27.5_-17.0

Heat wave occuring from March 28 2021 to November 10 2022 at 1.0°N 350.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Colombia
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cook Islands
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Norfolk Island
  • North Macedonia
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  • Viet Nam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 593 days

Time span: March 28 2021 to November 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 35.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 44.7 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 350.0°E

Area affected: 335408961 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-Mar-28_to_2022-Nov-10_350.0_1.0

Heat wave occuring from February 23 2021 to March 17 2021 at -0.5°S 23.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • South Sudan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

Duration: 23 days

Time span: February 23 2021 to March 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 35.7 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 23.0°E

Area affected: 4212455 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-Feb-23_to_2021-Mar-17_23.0_-0.5

Heat wave occuring from February 01 2021 to February 05 2021 at -4.5°S 18.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 5 days

Time span: February 01 2021 to February 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 18.0°E

Area affected: 52366 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-Feb-01_to_2021-Feb-05_18.0_-4.5

Heat wave occuring from January 03 2021 to January 07 2021 at -13.0°S 17.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 03 2021 to January 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 25.0 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 17.5°E

Area affected: 120689 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-Jan-03_to_2021-Jan-07_17.5_-13.0

Heat wave occuring from December 11 2020 to March 16 2021 at -13.5°S 16.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greenland
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Liberia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Montenegro
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russian Federation
  • Réunion
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 96 days

Time span: December 11 2020 to March 16 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 39.6 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 16.0°E

Area affected: 45189614 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_2020-Dec-11_to_2021-Mar-16_16.0_-13.5

Heat wave occuring from December 10 2020 to December 12 2020 at -4.5°S 17.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 10 2020 to December 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 17.0°E

Area affected: 73881 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_2020-Dec-10_to_2020-Dec-12_17.0_-4.5

Heat wave occuring from December 07 2020 to December 12 2020 at -3.5°S 21.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 07 2020 to December 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 21.5°E

Area affected: 135448 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_2020-Dec-07_to_2020-Dec-12_21.5_-3.5

Heat wave occuring from November 30 2020 to December 25 2020 at -14.0°S 16.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Namibia

Duration: 26 days

Time span: November 30 2020 to December 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.0 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 16.5°E

Area affected: 647813 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_2020-Nov-30_to_2020-Dec-25_16.5_-14.0