Category: Heat waves affecting Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

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 10 2020 to December 12 2020 at -1.5°S 27.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • 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: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.1 °C

Event center: -1.5°S 27.5°E

Area affected: 67991 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_27.5_-1.5

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 29 2020 to December 02 2020 at -3.5°S 17.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 29 2020 to December 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 17.5°E

Area affected: 52505 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-29_to_2020-Dec-02_17.5_-3.5

Heat wave occuring from November 24 2020 to November 28 2020 at -10.5°S 22.5°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: 5 days

Time span: November 24 2020 to November 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.6 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 22.5°E

Area affected: 72980 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-24_to_2020-Nov-28_22.5_-10.5

Heat wave occuring from November 21 2020 to December 10 2020 at -13.0°S 40.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 20 days

Time span: November 21 2020 to December 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.8 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 40.0°E

Area affected: 1656428 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-21_to_2020-Dec-10_40.0_-13.0

Heat wave occuring from October 26 2020 to October 28 2020 at -3.5°S 25.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Duration: 3 days

Time span: October 26 2020 to October 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 25.5°E

Area affected: 104805 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-Oct-26_to_2020-Oct-28_25.5_-3.5

Heat wave occuring from October 16 2020 to October 21 2020 at -10.5°S 15.5°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: October 16 2020 to October 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 15.5°E

Area affected: 362466 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-Oct-16_to_2020-Oct-21_15.5_-10.5

Heat wave occuring from October 16 2020 to October 23 2020 at -4.0°S 11.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Angola
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Gabon

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 16 2020 to October 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 11.0°E

Area affected: 215732 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-Oct-16_to_2020-Oct-23_11.0_-4.0