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Event type: Heat wave
Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):
Duration: 3 days
Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026
Statistics over entire affected area:
- Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
- Mean temperature: 20.8 °C
- Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
- Maximum temperature: 21.4 °C
Event center: 31.0°N 322.0°E
Area affected: 60443 km$^2$
Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.
Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_322.0_31.0