Category: Weather Extremes – all events

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.1 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 47.5°E

Area affected: 51047 km$^2$

Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_47.5_-35.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 5.5°N 237.5°E

Area affected: 184608 km$^2$

Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_237.5_5.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.1 °C

Event center: 86.5°N 311.5°E

Area affected: 52373 km$^2$

Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_311.5_86.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.6 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 293.5°E

Area affected: 108730 km$^2$

Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_293.5_28.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.4 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 322.0°E

Area affected: 60443 km$^2$

Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_322.0_31.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 30 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -37.6 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 300.5°E

Area affected: 132897 km$^2$

Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Apr-30_to_2026-May-03_300.5_-73.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 30 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.2 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 150.0°E

Area affected: 127187 km$^2$

Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-30_to_2026-May-03_150.0_42.5