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Monthly Report on Global Extreme Climate Events

  

Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period

Extreme Climate Events

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  • Monthly mean temperatures were extremely high from western Japan to northeastern China, in Southeast Asia, from the northwestern part of East Asia to the southern Middle East via Central Asia, from western Europe to the Mediterranean region, in the western part of Western Africa, from the southern part of North America to northern Chile via the northern part of South America and in southeastern Brazil.
  • Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high in and around eastern Turkey, in and around northwestern Russia, in and around the northeastern USA, in and around northern Argentina and in southern Australia.
  • Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low in Southeast Asia, from eastern to central Europe and from the southern USA to eastern Mexico.

TypeAreaRemarks
1Heavy RainChiba, Japan
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused 13 fatalities in Chiba, Japan (Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan).
2WarmFrom western Japan to northeastern China
  • The monthly mean temperature in the Republic of Korea was the second highest on record for August since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
  • In southeastern Republic of Korea 42.5 degrees Celsius was recorded at Yangsan on 2 August, which is a new national maximum temperature record in the Republic of Korea (Korea Meteorological Administration).
3Heavy RainThe Philippines
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 30 fatalities in the Philippines (UN OCHA, EM-DAT).
4Warm · DrySoutheast Asia
  • The monthly mean temperature in Indonesia was the highest on record for August since 1991 (Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics).
5Flash floodNepal and China
  • It was reported that flash floods triggered by an avalanche of ice and rocks caused a total of at least 1,410 fatalities (as of 13 September) in Nepal and China (the government of Nepal, European Commission, UN OCHA and WMO).
6Heavy RainNepal and Pakistan
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused a total of at least 160 fatalities in Nepal and Pakistan (the government of Nepal and the government of Pakistan).
7WarmFrom the northwestern part of East Asia to the southern Middle East via Central Asia
  • The monthly mean temperature in Kazakhstan was the third highest on record for August since 1941 (Kazhydromet).
8WetIn and around eastern Turkey
9WetIn and around northwestern Russia
10DryFrom eastern to central Europe
  • The monthly precipitation amount in Serbia was the second lowest on record for August since 1951 (Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia).
11WarmFrom western Europe to the Mediterranean region
  • The monthly mean temperature in France was the second highest on record for August since 1900 (Meteo France).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Switzerland was the second highest on record for August since 1864 (MeteoSwiss).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Austria was the highest on record for August since 1767 (GeoSphere Austria).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Slovenia was the highest on record for August since 1950 (Slovenian Environment Agency).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Serbia was the highest on record for August since 1951 (Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Romania was the second highest on record for August since 1901 (National Meteorological Administration, Romania).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Tunisia was the highest on record for August since 1950 (National Institute of Meteorology, Tunisia).
  • In eastern Austria 41.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Bad Deutsch-Altenburg on 5 August, which is a new national maximum temperature record in Austria (GeoSphere Austria).
  • In southern Slovakia 42.2 degrees Celsius (provisional value) was recorded at Dolnych Plachtinciach on 6 August, which is a new national maximum temperature record in Slovakia (Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute).
12WarmThe western part of Western Africa
13Heavy RainGuinea
  • It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 30 fatalities in Guinea (EM-DAT).
14WetIn and around the northeastern USA
15DryFrom the southern USA to eastern Mexico
16WarmFrom the southern part of North America to northern Chile via the northern part of South America
  • The monthly mean temperature in the USA was the highest on record for August since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
17WarmSoutheastern Brazil
18WetIn and around northern Argentina
19WetSouthern Australia

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