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: 8 days

Time span: May 31 2024 to June 07 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.6 °C

Event center: -43.5°S 123.0°E

Area affected: 4346747 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_2024-May-31_to_2024-Jun-07_123.0_-43.5

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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: May 29 2024 to June 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.2 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 91338 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_2024-May-29_to_2024-Jun-01_152.0_-23.5

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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: May 27 2024 to May 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.2 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 81577 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_2024-May-27_to_2024-May-29_135.0_-32.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 23 2024 to June 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 289937 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_2024-May-23_to_2024-Jun-02_129.0_-10.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 11 2024 to May 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.5 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 115373 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_2024-May-11_to_2024-May-16_145.5_-21.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: May 10 2024 to May 19 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 129135 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_2024-May-10_to_2024-May-19_125.5_-17.0