Category: Heat waves affecting Senegal

1 heat waves identified in Senegal since 2020

Heat wave occuring from July 20 2011 to July 25 2011 at 15.0°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 20 2011 to July 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.4 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 904208 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_2011-Jul-20_to_2011-Jul-25_349.0_15.0

Heat wave occuring from June 09 2011 to June 12 2011 at 14.5°N 344.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Gambia
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 09 2011 to June 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 34.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 40.0 °C

Event center: 14.5°N 344.5°E

Area affected: 146441 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_2011-Jun-09_to_2011-Jun-12_344.5_14.5

Heat wave occuring from May 03 2011 to May 06 2011 at 13.5°N 346.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Senegal

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 03 2011 to May 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 35.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.7 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 346.0°E

Area affected: 81064 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_2011-May-03_to_2011-May-06_346.0_13.5

Heat wave occuring from March 24 2011 to April 02 2011 at 14.5°N 348.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 10 days

Time span: March 24 2011 to April 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.2 °C

Event center: 14.5°N 348.0°E

Area affected: 830219 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_2011-Mar-24_to_2011-Apr-02_348.0_14.5

Heat wave occuring from January 20 2011 to February 09 2011 at 22.5°N 359.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
  • Togo
  • Tunisia

Duration: 21 days

Time span: January 20 2011 to February 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.9 °C

Event center: 22.5°N 1.0°W

Area affected: 9975057 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_2011-Jan-20_to_2011-Feb-09_359.0_22.5

Heat wave occuring from September 04 2010 to January 30 2011 at 26.5°N 35.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Benin
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Canarias
  • Chad
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palestinian Territory
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sudan
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen

Duration: 149 days

Time span: September 04 2010 to January 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 28.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.2 °C

Event center: 26.5°N 35.0°E

Area affected: 58671948 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-Sep-04_to_2011-Jan-30_35.0_26.5

Heat wave occuring from August 27 2010 to August 31 2010 at 15.5°N 345.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Gambia
  • Senegal

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 27 2010 to August 31 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.0 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 345.5°E

Area affected: 122762 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-Aug-27_to_2010-Aug-31_345.5_15.5

Heat wave occuring from June 18 2010 to June 20 2010 at 15.5°N 346.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Senegal

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 18 2010 to June 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 36.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.1 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 346.5°E

Area affected: 50778 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-Jun-18_to_2010-Jun-20_346.5_15.5