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: July 29 2010 to August 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 109.5°E

Area affected: 578959 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_2010-Jul-29_to_2010-Aug-05_109.5_-30.0

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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: July 28 2010 to July 31 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: -34.0°S 148.5°E

Area affected: 74048 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_2010-Jul-28_to_2010-Jul-31_148.5_-34.0

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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: July 10 2010 to July 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.7 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 533621 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_2010-Jul-10_to_2010-Jul-13_147.5_-29.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 09 2010 to July 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: -41.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 133157 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_2010-Jul-09_to_2010-Jul-13_146.0_-41.0

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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: June 26 2010 to June 29 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 107703 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_2010-Jun-26_to_2010-Jun-29_125.5_-18.5

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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: June 23 2010 to June 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.4 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 297504 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_2010-Jun-23_to_2010-Jun-25_144.5_-30.0