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Monthly Report on Global Extreme Climate Events -----

Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period

Extreme Climate Event

Highlight

  • Monthly mean temperatures were extremely high from Japan to eastern China, from the eastern Indochina Peninsula to western Indonesia, from northwestern China to southern Central Asia, from the Arabian Peninsula to around the Mediterranean Sea, in southern Western Africa, in eastern North America, from the western USA to Mexico, from around the eastern Caribbean Sea to northern South America, and in central South America.
  • Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high from southwestern Eastern Siberia to eastern Mongolia, from central to western Indonesia, from Western Russia to central Europe, in Spain, and in Central America.
  • Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low in and around Turkey, from the eastern to southern USA, in southern Brazil, and in and around eastern Argentina.

TypeAreaRemarks
1WarmFrom Japan to eastern China
  • The monthly mean temperature in Japan was the second highest on record for June since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Korea was the highest on record for June since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
2WetFrom southwestern Eastern Siberia to eastern Mongolia
3WarmFrom the eastern Indochina Peninsula to western Indonesia
4WetFrom central to western Indonesia
5Heavy RainSri Lanka
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 30 fatalities in Sri Lanka (European Commission).
6WarmFrom northwestern China to southern Central Asia
7WarmFrom the Arabian Peninsula to around the Mediterranean Sea
  • The monthly mean temperature in Bahrain was the second highest on record for June since 1902 (Bahrain Meteorological Directorate).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Turkey was the highest on record for June since 1971 (Turkish State Meteorological Service).
8DryIn and around Turkey
9WetFrom Western Russia to central Europe, Spain
10WarmSouthern Western Africa
11Heavy RainSouthwestern Niger, Cote d'Ivoire
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused a total of at least 40 fatalities in Niger and Cote d'Ivoire (EM-DAT and European Commission).
12WarmEastern North America, from the western USA to Mexico
  • The monthly mean temperature in the contiguous US was the second highest on record for June since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, the USA).
  • The monthly mean temperature in the southwestern USA was the highest on record for June since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
13DryFrom the eastern to southern USA
14WetCentral America
  • It was reported that Tropical Storm "ALBERTO" caused a total of at least 30 fatalities in Central America (European Commission).
15WarmFrom around the eastern Caribbean Sea to northern South America
16WarmCentral South America
17DrySouthern Brazil, in and around eastern Argentina
 

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