Category: Heat waves affecting Somalia

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: July 18 2021 to July 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.6 °C

Event center: 5.0°N 49.0°E

Area affected: 132554 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-Jul-18_to_2021-Jul-28_49.0_5.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: June 26 2021 to July 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.3 °C

Event center: 4.0°N 49.5°E

Area affected: 114040 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-Jun-26_to_2021-Jul-05_49.5_4.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: April 24 2021 to May 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: 2.5°N 43.5°E

Area affected: 197479 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-24_to_2021-May-05_43.5_2.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: April 13 2021 to April 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.3 °C

Event center: 1.5°N 47.5°E

Area affected: 265695 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-13_to_2021-Apr-24_47.5_1.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Somalia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 01 2021 to April 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: 9.5°N 49.0°E

Area affected: 64028 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-01_to_2021-Apr-06_49.0_9.5