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 China, in Eastern Siberia, from India to the Arabian Peninsula via Central Asia, in Europe and in and around Mauritius.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high in Siberia, in and around Turkey and in eastern Australia.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low from central to western Europe.

	Type	Area	Remarks
1	Warm	Eastern China	The monthly mean temperature in China was the second highest on record for April since 1961 (China Meteorological Administration).
2	Warm	Eastern Siberia
3	Wet	Siberia
4	Severe weather	From northeastern India to Nepal	It was reported that severe weathers caused a total of at least 110 fatalities from northeastern India to Nepal (European Commission).
5	Warm	From India to the Arabian Peninsula via Central Asia	The monthly mean temperature in Bahrain was the highest on record for April since 1902 (Bahrain Meteorological Directorate).
6	Dry	From central to western Europe
7	Warm	Europe	The monthly mean temperature in UK was the third highest on record for April since 1884 (UK Met Office).
8	Wet	In and around Turkey
9	Heavy Rain	Democratic Republic of the Congo	It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 160 fatalities in Democratic Republic of the Congo (EM-DAT, European Commission).
10	Warm	In and around Mauritius
11	Wet	Eastern Australia