Fig.1

Spatial distributions of global precipitation (a) and precipitation anomalies (b) in 2021/2022 boreal winter"

Fig.2

Spatial distributions of global mean temperature (a) and temperature anomalies (b) in 2021/2022 boreal winter"

Fig.3

Spatial distributions of monthly geopotential height and anomalies at 200 hPa in December (a), January (b), and February (c), respectively in the Northern hemisphere and in December (d), January (e), and February (f), respectively in the Southern hemisphere during 2021/2022 boreal winter"

Fig.4

Spatial distributions of monthly geopotential height and anomalies at 500 hPa in December (a), January (b), and February (c), respectively in the Northern hemisphere and in December (d), January (e), and February (f) in the Southern hemisphere during 2021/2022 boreal winter"

Fig.5

Diagrams of sea level pressure and winds at 1000 hPa at 20:00 on February 16 (a), 17 (b), 18 (c), and 19 (d) in 2022"

Fig.6

Diagrams of geopotential height at 500 hPa and winds at 200 hPa at 20:00 on February 16 (a), 17 (b), 18 (c), and 19 (d) in 2022"

Fig.7

Spatial distributions of daily precipitation in the North America on February 3 (a), 4 (b), and 5 (c) in 2022"

Fig.8

Spatial distributions of daily geopotential height at 500 hPa, winds at 850 hPa and precipitation water content at 08:00 on February 3 (a), 4 (b), and 5 (c) in 2022"

Table 1

Major high-temperature events in the Southern hemisphere during 2021/2022 boreal winter"

Table 2

Information of global tropical cyclones during 2021/2022 boreal winter"

Fig.9

Moving tracks of tropical cyclones Batsirai, Dumako, and Emnati making landfall in Madagascar during February in 2022"