Category: Heat waves affecting Sierra Leone

Heat wave occuring from May 06 2025 to May 16 2025 at 8.0°N 351.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 06 2025 to May 16 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 383810 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-May-06_to_2025-May-16_351.0_8.0

Heat wave occuring from April 16 2025 to April 23 2025 at 7.0°N 349.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 16 2025 to April 23 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: 7.0°N 349.5°E

Area affected: 70611 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-16_to_2025-Apr-23_349.5_7.0

Heat wave occuring from March 28 2025 to April 15 2025 at 7.5°N 348.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 19 days

Time span: March 28 2025 to April 15 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.4 °C

Event center: 7.5°N 348.0°E

Area affected: 511511 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-Mar-28_to_2025-Apr-15_348.0_7.5

Heat wave occuring from April 09 2023 to April 29 2023 at 8.0°N 351.5°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
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 21 days

Time span: April 09 2023 to April 29 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.7 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 351.5°E

Area affected: 434185 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_2023-Apr-09_to_2023-Apr-29_351.5_8.0

Heat wave occuring from April 04 2023 to April 06 2023 at 7.5°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 04 2023 to April 06 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: 7.5°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 64326 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_2023-Apr-04_to_2023-Apr-06_349.0_7.5

Heat wave occuring from March 24 2023 to March 28 2023 at 7.5°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 24 2023 to March 28 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.0 °C

Event center: 7.5°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 58230 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_2023-Mar-24_to_2023-Mar-28_349.0_7.5

Heat wave occuring from March 07 2023 to March 13 2023 at 7.0°N 349.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 07 2023 to March 13 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: 7.0°N 349.5°E

Area affected: 82932 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_2023-Mar-07_to_2023-Mar-13_349.5_7.0

Heat wave occuring from February 15 2023 to March 08 2023 at 8.5°N 349.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo

Duration: 22 days

Time span: February 15 2023 to March 08 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.8 °C

Event center: 8.5°N 349.5°E

Area affected: 810760 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_2023-Feb-15_to_2023-Mar-08_349.5_8.5

Heat wave occuring from December 11 2022 to December 21 2022 at 6.5°N 349.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 11 2022 to December 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 349.0°E

Area affected: 218174 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_2022-Dec-11_to_2022-Dec-21_349.0_6.5

Heat wave occuring from November 01 2022 to February 23 2023 at -13.5°S 355.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Benin
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Chile
  • Congo
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Togo
  • Uruguay

Duration: 115 days

Time span: November 01 2022 to February 23 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.9 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 355.0°E

Area affected: 48958616 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_2022-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5