Category: Weather Extremes – all events

Cold spell occuring from December 28 2018 to January 07 2019 at 35.0°N 253.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Mexico
  • United States

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 28 2018 to January 07 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -18.6 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 253.0°E

Area affected: 919627 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: Cold_spell_2018-Dec-28_to_2019-Jan-07_253.0_35.0

Cold spell occuring from December 28 2018 to December 31 2018 at 24.0°N 29.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Egypt
  • Sudan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 28 2018 to December 31 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 7.8 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 29.0°E

Area affected: 211000 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: Cold_spell_2018-Dec-28_to_2018-Dec-31_29.0_24.0

Cold spell occuring from December 28 2018 to January 02 2019 at -14.5°S 143.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Australia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 28 2018 to January 02 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 77795 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: Cold_spell_2018-Dec-28_to_2019-Jan-02_143.5_-14.5

Cold spell occuring from December 28 2018 to January 01 2019 at -13.0°S 302.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 28 2018 to January 01 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.0 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 302.0°E

Area affected: 135686 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: Cold_spell_2018-Dec-28_to_2019-Jan-01_302.0_-13.0

Cold spell occuring from December 28 2018 to January 11 2019 at -68.5°S 149.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica

Duration: 15 days

Time span: December 28 2018 to January 11 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -11.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -32.1 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 149.0°E

Area affected: 1309280 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: Cold_spell_2018-Dec-28_to_2019-Jan-11_149.0_-68.5

Heat wave occuring from December 27 2018 to February 01 2019 at 6.5°N 0.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo

Duration: 37 days

Time span: December 27 2018 to February 01 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.4 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 360.0°E

Area affected: 1154131 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_2018-Dec-27_to_2019-Feb-01_0.0_6.5

Heat wave occuring from December 27 2018 to January 12 2019 at 6.5°N 347.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone

Duration: 17 days

Time span: December 27 2018 to January 12 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.4 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 347.5°E

Area affected: 748799 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_2018-Dec-27_to_2019-Jan-12_347.5_6.5

Heat wave occuring from December 27 2018 to January 08 2019 at -4.5°S 135.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Indonesia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: December 27 2018 to January 08 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 135.5°E

Area affected: 129236 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_2018-Dec-27_to_2019-Jan-08_135.5_-4.5

Cold spell occuring from December 27 2018 to December 30 2018 at 36.0°N 129.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • South Korea

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 27 2018 to December 30 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -10.4 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 129.0°E

Area affected: 154980 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: Cold_spell_2018-Dec-27_to_2018-Dec-30_129.0_36.0

Heat wave occuring from December 26 2018 to January 07 2019 at 17.0°N 270.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Belize
  • Cuba
  • Guatemala
  • Mexico

Duration: 13 days

Time span: December 26 2018 to January 07 2019

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: 17.0°N 270.0°E

Area affected: 581720 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_2018-Dec-26_to_2019-Jan-07_270.0_17.0