Anomaly (meteorology)

In meteorology, an anomaly is the deviation of a meteorological variable such as the annual mean temperature or the amount of precipitation from its mean value. In most cases, this is a time average, but deviations from spatial averages are also referred to as anomalies. An anomaly can occur suddenly and last for several years.

For example, the 2003 heat wave can be called an anomaly.

See also

• Singularity (meteorology)
• Heatwave
• Cold spell

literature

• The Brockhaus. Weather and climate . Brockhaus, Leipzig / Mannheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-7653-3381-1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Brockhaus. Weather and climate . Page 18, see literature
2. ↑ C.-D. Schönwiese et al .: Statistical-climatological analysis of the hot summer 2003 in Germany (PDF; 448 kB)