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: 6 days

Time span: May 10 2012 to May 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 201395 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_2012-May-10_to_2012-May-15_115.0_-23.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 28 days

Time span: May 07 2012 to June 03 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 100.0°E

Area affected: 9157568 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_2012-May-07_to_2012-Jun-03_100.0_-22.0

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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 07 2012 to May 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.4 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 140598 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_2012-May-07_to_2012-May-12_126.0_-25.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: April 23 2012 to May 04 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 107.5°E

Area affected: 3445618 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_2012-Apr-23_to_2012-May-04_107.5_-23.5

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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: April 17 2012 to April 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.2 °C

Event center: -41.0°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 227614 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_2012-Apr-17_to_2012-Apr-21_145.0_-41.0

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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: April 16 2012 to April 20 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.5 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 137.0°E

Area affected: 86695 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_2012-Apr-16_to_2012-Apr-20_137.0_-35.0