Category: Extremes affecting Australia

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 18 2015 to March 21 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 33.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 35.2 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 122.5°E

Area affected: 64393 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2015-Mar-18_to_2015-Mar-21_122.5_-25.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 19 days

Time span: March 08 2015 to March 26 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.2 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 84.5°E

Area affected: 6854064 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2015-Mar-08_to_2015-Mar-26_84.5_-18.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: February 25 2015 to March 03 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.9 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 139.0°E

Area affected: 109217 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2015-Feb-25_to_2015-Mar-03_139.0_-17.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 24 2015 to February 27 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: -34.0°S 124.0°E

Area affected: 293380 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2015-Feb-24_to_2015-Feb-27_124.0_-34.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 20 2015 to February 22 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.9 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 146990 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2015-Feb-20_to_2015-Feb-22_142.0_-36.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Australia

Duration: 19 days

Time span: February 04 2015 to February 22 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 40.7 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 120.0°E

Area affected: 5520126 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme temperature anomalies (standardized) experienced during the event. The purple star indicates the center of the extreme event. Green hatching illustrates all areas under the effect of extremes at some time during the event.

Fig. 2: Evolution of temperature at the center of the event. The climatological percentile distribution is illustrated with color shadings.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2015-Feb-04_to_2015-Feb-22_120.0_-17.0