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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 in Eastern Siberia and in Mexico.
  • Monthly mean temperatures were extremely low from eastern to northern Europe.
  • Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high from Western Russia to western Europe and from Jamaica to Colombia.
  • Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low from Eastern Japan to the southern Korean Peninsula, in and around the Malay Peninsula, in the eastern USA, in the northwestern USA and from Bolivia to northeastern Argentina.

TypeAreaRemarks
1DryEastern Japan to the southern Korean Peninsula
  • The monthly precipitation amounts on the Pacific side of western Japan and on the Sea of Japan side of western Japan were the lowest on record for January since 1946 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
  • The monthly precipitation amount in the Republic of Korea was the second lowest on record for January since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
2Heavy SnowFrom northern Japan to on the Sea of Japan side of western Japan
  • It was reported that heavy snows caused 18 fatalities from northern Japan to on the Sea of Japan side of western Japan (Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan).
3WarmEastern Siberia
4DryIn and around the Malay Peninsula
5Heavy RainWestern Java, Indonesia
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 50 fatalities in western Java, Indonesia (European Commission, WMO).
6Severe weatherAfghanistan
  • It was reported that severe weathers caused at least 60 fatalities in Afghanistan (European Commission).
7ColdFrom eastern to northern Europe
  • The monthly mean temperature in Latvia was the second lowest on record for January since 1987 (Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre).
8WetFrom Western Russia to western Europe
9Heavy RainDemocratic Republic of the Congo
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 200 fatalities in Democratic Republic of the Congo (European Commission).
10Heavy RainMozambique, Zimbabwe, Republic of South Africa, Malawi
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused a total of at least 250 fatalities in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Republic of South Africa and Malawi (European Commission, EM-DAT).
11DryThe eastern USA, the northwestern USA
12Severe weatherFrom the eastern to southern USA
  • It was reported that severe weathers caused at least 110 fatalities from the eastern to southern USA (European Commission).
13WarmMexico
14WetFrom Jamaica to Colombia
15DryFrom Bolivia to northeastern Argentina

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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