Monthly Report on Global Extreme Climate Events

Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period

Monthly mean temperatures were extremely high in Eastern Siberia, from Central China to South China, in the eastern part of Western Africa, from the western USA to Mexico, from Colombia to Peru and from Uruguay to central Chile.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan, in and around northern Saudi Arabia, in southwestern Canada and from Paraguay to northern Argentina.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low in central Europe, in the southern USA and from Colombia to Peru.

	Type	Area	Remarks
1	Warm	Eastern Siberia
2	Warm	From Central China to South China	The monthly mean temperature in China was the second highest on record for December since 1961 (China Meteorological Administration). The monthly mean temperature in Hong Kong was the second highest on record for December since 1884 (Hong Kong Observatory).
3	Wet	From Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan
4	Wet	In and around northern Saudi Arabia
5	Dry	Central Europe
6	Heavy Rain	Morocco	It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 50 fatalities in Morocco (European Commission, EM-DAT).
7	Warm	The eastern part of Western Africa
8	Wet	Southwestern Canada
9	Warm	From the western USA to Mexico	The monthly mean temperatures in the Northwest, West and Southwest USA were the highest on record for December since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
10	Dry	The southern USA	The monthly precipitation amount in the South USA was the second lowest on record for December since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
11	Warm · Dry	From Colombia to Peru
12	Heavy Rain	Peru	It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 40 fatalities in Peru (European Commission, EM-DAT).
13	Heavy Rain	Bolivia	It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 30 fatalities in Bolivia (European Commission, EM-DAT).
14	Wet	From Paraguay to northern Argentina
15	Warm	From Uruguay to central Chile	The monthly mean temperature in Uruguay was the second highest on record for December since 1981 (Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology).

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.