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Seasonal Report on Global Extreme Climate Events -----

Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period

Extreme Climate Event

Highlight

  • Seasonal mean temperatures were extremely high from East Asia to Southeast Asia, from Europe to the southern Arabian Peninsula, in southern Western Africa and from the eastern USA to central South America.
  • Seasonal precipitation amounts were extremely high from eastern Japan to the northern Indochina Peninsula, from Western Siberia to northwestern Russia, from western India to the eastern Arabian Peninsula, from southern Central Asia to the northeastern Middle East, in western Europe, in the eastern USA and from southern Brazil to northern Argentina.
  • Seasonal precipitation amounts were extremely low from southwestern Russia to the area around the eastern Mediterranean Sea and in Mexico.

TypeAreaRemarks
1WetFrom eastern Japan to the northern Indochina Peninsula
  • It was reported that heavy rains from April to May caused at least 60 fatalities in southern China (EM-DAT).
2WarmFrom East Asia to Southeast Asia
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Korea in spring (from March to May) was the second highest on record for this season since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Hong Kong in spring (from March to May) was the second highest on record for this season since 1885 (Hong Kong Observatory).
3WetFrom Western Siberia to northwestern Russia
4CycloneFrom Bangladesh to India
  • It was reported that Cyclone "REMAL" in May caused a total of at least 60 fatalities from Bangladesh to India (EM-DAT).
5Heavy rainIndonesia
  • It was reported that heavy rains from March to May caused at least 190 fatalities in Indonesia (EM-DAT).
6WetFrom western India to the eastern Arabian Peninsula
7WetFrom southern Central Asia to the northeastern Middle East
  • It was reported that heavy rains and severe weathers from April to May caused a total of at least 640 fatalities from northern Pakistan to Afghanistan (EM-DAT).
8Cold waveAfghanistan
  • It was reported that cold waves in March caused at least 1190 fatalities in Afghanistan (EM-DAT).
9DryFrom southwestern Russia to the area around the eastern Mediterranean Sea
10WarmFrom Europe to the southern Arabian Peninsula
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Norway in spring (from March to May) was the highest on record for this season since 1901 (Norwegian Meteorological Institute).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in UK in spring (from March to May) was the highest on record for this season since 1884 (UK Met Office).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Germany in spring (from March to May) was the highest on record for this season since 1881 (Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Turkey in spring (from March to May) was the second highest on record for this season since 1971 (Turkish State Meteorological Service).
11WetWestern Europe
12WarmSouthern Western Africa
13Heavy rainFrom Kenya to Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • It was reported that heavy rains from March to May caused a total of at least 650 fatalities from Kenya to Democratic Republic of the Congo (EM-DAT).
14WetThe eastern USA
15DryMexico
16WarmFrom the eastern USA to central South America
  • The seasonal mean temperatures in the southern and the southwestern USA in spring (from March to May) were both the third highest on record for this season since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
17WetFrom southern Brazil to northern Argentina
  • It was reported that heavy rains in May caused at least 210 fatalities in southern Brazil (EM-DAT).
18Heavy rainPapua New Guinea
  • It was reported that heavy rains in May caused at least 100 fatalities in Papua New Guinea (European Commission).
 

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