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Event type: Heat wave
Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
Duration: 19 days
Time span: April 15 2026 to May 03 2026
Statistics over entire affected area:
- Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
- Mean temperature: 32.5 °C
- Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
- Maximum temperature: 40.1 °C
Event center: 8.0°N 349.0°E
Area affected: 976492 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-15_to_2026-May-03_349.0_8.0