Extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this period
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Monthly mean temperatures were extremely high in Southeast Asia, from central Europe to the northern part of Northern Africa, in southern Western Africa, in eastern Canada, from Central America to central South America, and in southeastern Australia.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely high in and around southwestern Russia, in western Europe, from eastern Canada to the southeastern USA, and in the western USA.
Monthly precipitation amounts were extremely low from Western Russia to Turkey.
Type
Area
Remarks
1
Warm
Southeast Asia
2
Heavy Rain
Indonesia
It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 50 fatalities in Indonesia (EM-DAT).
3
Heavy Rain
From Afghanistan to Pakistan
It was reported that heavy rains caused a total of at least 70 fatalities from Afghanistan to Pakistan (EM-DAT).
4
Wet
In and around southwestern Russia
5
Dry
From Western Russia to Turkey
6
Warm
From central Europe to the northern part of Northern Africa
The monthly mean temperature in Germany was the highest on record for March since 1881 (Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany).
7
Wet
Western Europe
8
Warm
Southern Western Africa
9
Warm
Eastern Canada
10
Wet
From eastern Canada to the southeastern USA
11
Wet
The western USA
12
Warm
From Central America to central South America
13
Heavy Rain
Southeastern Brazil
It was reported that heavy rains caused at least 30 fatalities in southeastern Brazil (EM-DAT).
