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: 17 days

Time span: February 02 2010 to February 18 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.0 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 156.5°E

Area affected: 1828409 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-Feb-02_to_2010-Feb-18_156.5_-35.0

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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 02 2010 to February 04 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.1 °C

Event center: -43.0°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 128664 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-Feb-02_to_2010-Feb-04_145.5_-43.0

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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: January 25 2010 to January 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 36.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.1 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 87281 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-Jan-25_to_2010-Jan-28_128.0_-24.0

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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: January 25 2010 to January 27 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.7 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 96765 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-Jan-25_to_2010-Jan-27_133.5_-29.5

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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: January 22 2010 to January 27 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 34.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.1 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 138480 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-Jan-22_to_2010-Jan-27_131.0_-24.0

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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: January 17 2010 to January 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.3 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 69328 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-Jan-17_to_2010-Jan-22_146.5_-21.0