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: August 23 2023 to August 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 138.5°E

Area affected: 89208 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_2023-Aug-23_to_2023-Aug-30_138.5_-16.0

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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: August 22 2023 to August 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.1 °C

Event center: -34.0°S 106.0°E

Area affected: 348075 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_2023-Aug-22_to_2023-Aug-27_106.0_-34.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 14 days

Time span: August 20 2023 to September 02 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.8 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 2649925 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_2023-Aug-20_to_2023-Sep-02_115.5_-28.5

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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: August 19 2023 to August 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.1 °C

Event center: -39.0°S 153.0°E

Area affected: 751107 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_2023-Aug-19_to_2023-Aug-25_153.0_-39.0

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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: August 11 2023 to August 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.6 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 643902 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_2023-Aug-11_to_2023-Aug-18_154.0_-24.5

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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: July 29 2023 to August 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.7 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 85142 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_2023-Jul-29_to_2023-Aug-01_152.0_-23.5