Seasonal Report on Global Extreme Climate Events

Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period

Seasonal mean temperatures were extremely high in western Eastern Siberia, in and around Western Siberia, in India, in and around Mozambique, Mexico and in and around northern Argentina.
Seasonal precipitation amounts were extremely high in and around Western Siberia, from the Midwest to southwestern USA and from southern Central America to western Peru.
Seasonal precipitation amounts were extremely low from Honshu region of Japan to the Korean Peninsula, from the northwestern Middle East to western Europe and in and around northern Argentina.

	Type	Area	Remarks
1	Dry	From Honshu region of Japan to the Korean Peninsula
2	Warm	In western Eastern Siberia
3	Warm · Wet	In and around Western Siberia	The seasonal mean temperature in Russia in winter (from December to February) was the second highest on record for this season since 1891 (Hydrometcenter of Russia).
4	Warm	India
5	Dry	From the northwestern Middle East to western Europe
6	Warm	In and around Mozambique
7	Cyclone	From Madagascar to Mozambique	It was reported that Cyclone "CHIDO" in December caused a total of at least 160 fatalities in Mozambique, Mayotte, and Malawi (European Commission, EM-DAT).
8	Dry	From the Midwest to southwestern USA	The seasonal precipitation amount in the southwestern USA in winter (from December to February) was the lowest on record for this season since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
9	Warm	Mexico
10	Wet	From southern Central America to western Peru
11	Warm · Dry	In and around northern Argentina

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