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Monthly Report on Global Extreme Climate Events

  

Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period

Extreme Climate Events

Highlight

  • Monthly mean temperatures were extremely high from Japan to North China, from South China to the Indochina Peninsula, in southern Europe, in the southeastern USA and from Mexico to Ecuador.
  • Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high in and around Pakistan, in Western Russia, in and around Turkey and from southeastern Canada to around the Great Lakes.
  • Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low in central Indonesia, from central to southern Europe and in the southeastern USA.

TypeAreaRemarks
1WarmFrom Japan to North China
  • The monthly mean temperature in Japan was the third highest on record for April since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
  • The monthly mean temperature in the Republic of Korea was the third highest on record for April since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
2WarmFrom South China to the Indochina Peninsula
  • The monthly mean temperature in Hong Kong was the second highest on record for April since 1884 (Hong Kong Observatory).
3DryCentral Indonesia
4WetIn and around Pakistan
5WetWestern Russia
6DryFrom central to southern Europe
7WarmSouthern Europe
  • The monthly mean temperature in France was the third highest on record for April since 1900 (Meteo France).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Spain was the highest on record for April since 1961 (The State Meteorological Agency, Spain).
8WetIn and around Turkey
9Heavy RainAngola
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 40 fatalities in Angola (EM-DAT, European Commission).
10WetFrom southeastern Canada to around the Great Lakes
  • The monthly precipitation amount in the Upper Midwest of the USA was the highest on record for April since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
11WarmDryThe southeastern USA
  • The monthly mean temperature in the contiguous US was the third highest on record for April since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
  • The monthly mean temperature in the Ohio Valley of the USA was the highest on record for April since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in the Southeast and South USA were the second highest on record for April since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
12WarmFrom Mexico to Ecuador
  • The monthly mean temperature in Mexico was the highest on record for April since 1953 (National Meteorological Service, Mexico).
13CyclonePapua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands
  • It was reported that Cyclone "MAILA" caused a total of at least 30 fatalities in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (EM-DAT, European Commission).

The figure is based on CLIMAT report. Areas with missing or unreceived data are not shown.

Data and maps additionally provide detailed information for specific stations.

 

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