Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period
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Monthly mean temperatures were extremely high from Western Russia to around the eastern Mediterranean Sea, from southern Brazil to central Argentina and in southwestern Australia.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high from eastern Mongolia to central China, in and around western Indonesia, from Western Siberia to northwestern Russia, from central to western Europe and in and around the State of Alaska, USA.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low from southern Central Asia to around the eastern Mediterranean Sea, from the eastern USA to southwestern Canada and from southern Brazil to central Argentina.
Type
Area
Remarks
1
Wet
From eastern Mongolia to central China
2
Wet
In and around western Indonesia
3
Wet
From Western Siberia to northwestern Russia
4
Dry
From southern Central Asia to around the eastern Mediterranean Sea
5
Warm
From Western Russia to around the eastern Mediterranean Sea
6
Wet
From central to western Europe
7
Wet
In and around the State of Alaska, USA
8
Dry
From the eastern USA to southwestern Canada
9
Warm · Dry
From southern Brazil to central Argentina
10
Warm
Southwestern Australia
The monthly mean temperature in Australia was the second highest on record for January since 1910 (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia).
