Category: Heat waves affecting Sudan

Heat wave occuring from October 14 2020 to February 13 2021 at 11.5°N 347.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Hungary
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 123 days

Time span: October 14 2020 to February 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.7 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 19.5°E

Area affected: 37333109 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-14_to_2021-Feb-13_347.5_11.5

Heat wave occuring from October 06 2020 to October 12 2020 at 13.0°N 35.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan

Duration: 7 days

Time span: October 06 2020 to October 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 30.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.1 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 35.5°E

Area affected: 69383 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-06_to_2020-Oct-12_35.5_13.0

Heat wave occuring from August 31 2020 to September 04 2020 at 21.0°N 25.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 31 2020 to September 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 32.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.8 °C

Event center: 21.0°N 25.0°E

Area affected: 55146 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-Aug-31_to_2020-Sep-04_25.0_21.0

Heat wave occuring from July 31 2020 to August 07 2020 at 21.5°N 27.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Egypt
  • Sudan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 31 2020 to August 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 35.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.3 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 27.5°E

Area affected: 94330 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-Jul-31_to_2020-Aug-07_27.5_21.5

Heat wave occuring from July 31 2020 to August 13 2020 at 22.0°N 20.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Chad
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 14 days

Time span: July 31 2020 to August 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 34.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.3 °C

Event center: 22.0°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 481902 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-Jul-31_to_2020-Aug-13_20.5_22.0

Heat wave occuring from July 22 2020 to July 26 2020 at 15.5°N 26.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Sudan

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 22 2020 to July 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.8 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 26.5°E

Area affected: 53876 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-Jul-22_to_2020-Jul-26_26.5_15.5

Heat wave occuring from July 07 2020 to July 12 2020 at 19.5°N 20.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Chad
  • Libya
  • Sudan

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 07 2020 to July 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 33.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.2 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 20.0°E

Area affected: 229146 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-Jul-07_to_2020-Jul-12_20.0_19.5

Heat wave occuring from June 15 2020 to July 06 2020 at 11.5°N 35.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan

Duration: 22 days

Time span: June 15 2020 to July 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.9 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 35.5°E

Area affected: 1286796 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-Jun-15_to_2020-Jul-06_35.5_11.5

Heat wave occuring from May 26 2020 to June 17 2020 at 9.0°N 25.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan

Duration: 23 days

Time span: May 26 2020 to June 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 34.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 40.4 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 25.0°E

Area affected: 6716132 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-May-26_to_2020-Jun-17_25.0_9.0

Heat wave occuring from April 21 2020 to April 27 2020 at 6.0°N 27.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Gabon
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Uganda

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 21 2020 to April 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 36.1 °C

Event center: 6.0°N 27.5°E

Area affected: 1416364 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-Apr-21_to_2020-Apr-27_27.5_6.0