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

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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: 10 days

Time span: July 29 2025 to August 07 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: -1.5°S 20.5°E

Area affected: 55618 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_2025-Jul-29_to_2025-Aug-07_20.5_-1.5

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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: 7 days

Time span: July 23 2025 to July 29 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 27.0°E

Area affected: 116770 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_2025-Jul-23_to_2025-Jul-29_27.0_-6.0

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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: June 01 2025 to June 03 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 24.5°E

Area affected: 58660 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_2025-Jun-01_to_2025-Jun-03_24.5_3.0

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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: April 29 2025 to May 01 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: 0.5°N 21.5°E

Area affected: 52544 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_2025-Apr-29_to_2025-May-01_21.5_0.5