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Annual Report on Global Extreme Climate Events -----

Major extreme climate events and weather-related disasters during this year

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  • Annual mean temperatures were above normal in most parts of the world, and very high in the eastern part of East Asia, in Central Asia, from Western Russia to Europe, in the northern part of Northern Africa, in northern Canada, from the southwestern USA to Central America, in the southern part of South America and in Oceania.
  • Extremely high temperatures were frequently observed in areas where the annual mean temperatures were very high. (Map)
  • Annual precipitation amounts were above normal in central East Asia, in Southeast Asia, in India, from the interior of Siberia to northern Europe, in northern South America and from New Zealand to eastern Australia, and below normal in southern Central Asia, in the Middle East and from southeastern to central Europe.
  • Extremely high precipitation amounts were frequently observed from the interior of Siberia to northern Europe, in Southeast Asia and from Mexico to northern South America. Extremely low precipitation amounts were frequently observed from the northern Middle East to central Europe. (Map)
TypePeriodAreaRemarks
1WarmJune-October The eastern part of East Asia
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Japan in June and July were the highest on record for respective months since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in the Republic of Korea in June and October were the highest on record for respective months since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
  • The monthly mean temperatures in China in June and July were the highest on record for respective months since 1961 (China Meteorological Administration).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Hong Kong in October was the highest on record for this month since 1884 (Hong Kong Observatory).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Japan in summer (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season since 1898 (Japan Meteorological Agency).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in the Republic of Korea in summer (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season since 1973 (Korea Meteorological Administration).
  • In Japan 41.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Kaibara, Hyogo on 30th July, followed by 41.8 degrees Celsius in Isesaki, Gunma on 5th August, consecutively breaking the national maximum temperature record in Japan (Japan Meteorological Agency).
2Heavy RainJune-August China
  • It was reported that heavy rains from June to August caused at least 190 fatalities in China (EM-DAT).
3Heavy RainNovember In and around Southeast Asia
  • It was reported that Typhoons "KALMAEGI" and "FUNG-WONG" in November caused a total of at least 410 fatalities in the Philippines and Viet Nam (European Commission, EM-DAT).
  • It was reported that heavy rains due to the winter monsoon and Cyclones "SENYAR" and "DITWAH" in November caused a total of at least 2,210 fatalities in southern Viet Nam, southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as of 13th January (European Commission, EM-DAT, WMO, the governments of Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka).
4WarmApril-July In and around eastern Central Asia
  • The monthly mean temperature in Pakistan in April was the second highest on record for this month since 1961 (Pakistan Meteorological Department).
5Heavy RainJune-October From Nepal to Pakistan
  • It was reported that heavy rains from June to October caused a total of at least 1,710 fatalities in Nepal, India and Pakistan (European Commission, EM-DAT, the governments of Nepal and Pakistan).
6DryJanuary-March, June In and around Turkey
  • The monthly precipitation amount in Romania in June was the lowest on record for this month since 1961 (National Meteorological Administration, Romania).
  • The monthly precipitation amount in Serbia in June was the lowest on record for this month since 1951 (Republic Hydrometeorological service of Serbia).
7WarmJanuary, March, June-July, September, November From southeastern Europe to around the eastern Mediterranean Sea
  • The monthly mean temperature in Romania in March was the highest on record for this month since 1901 (National Meteorological Administration, Romania).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Slovenia in June was the highest on record for this month since 1950 (Slovenian Environment Agency).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Serbia in June was the highest on record for this month since 1951 (Republic Hydrometeorological service of Serbia).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Turkey in July was the highest on record for this month since 1971 (Turkish State Meteorological Service).
  • In southeastern Turkey 50.5 degrees Celsius was recorded at Silopi on 25th July, which is a new national maximum temperature record in Turkey (Turkish State Meteorological Service).
8DryFebruary-April, June, August, December In and around Germany
  • The monthly precipitation amount in Netherlands in March was the lowest on record for this month since 1906 (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute).
  • The monthly precipitation amount in Slovenia in June was the lowest on record for this month since 1950 (Slovenian Environment Agency).
9WarmApril, June-August From northern Europe to around the western Mediterranean Sea
  • The monthly mean temperatures in Spain in June and August were the highest on record for respective months since 1961 (The State Meteorological Agency, Spain).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in the UK in summer (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season since 1884 (UK Met Office).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Spain in summer (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season since 1961 (The State Meteorological Agency, Spain).
  • The seasonal mean temperature in Portugal in summer (from June to August) was the highest on record for this season since 1931 (The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere).
10Heavy RainApril-August In and around Middle Africa
  • It was reported that heavy rains from April to August caused a total of at least 1,010 fatalities in and around Middle Africa (EM-DAT, UNFPA).
11WarmSeptember-November From Canada to central Mexico
  • The monthly mean temperature in the Northwest USA in September was the highest on record for this month since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
  • The monthly mean temperature in the South USA in November was the highest on record for this month since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
  • The seasonal mean temperatures in the Southwest and Northwest USA in autumn (from September to November) were the highest on record for this season since 1895 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the USA).
12WetJuly In and around the State of Texas, USA
  • It was reported that heavy rains in July caused at least 130 fatalities in the state of Texas, USA (European Commission, EM-DAT).
13WarmJanuary-March From southern Brazil to northern Argentina
  • The monthly mean temperature in Uruguay in February was the highest on record for this month since 1981 (Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology).
  • The monthly mean temperature in Argentina in February was the highest on record for this month since 1961 (National Meteorological Service of Argentina).
The impacts of each disaster are based on EM-DAT and reports by United Nations organizations and each government.
EM-DAT: The Emergency Events Database - Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) - CRED, D. Guha-Sapir - www.emdat.be, Brussels, Belgium.
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