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: 5 days

Time span: January 03 2022 to January 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 36.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 39.9 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 117.5°E

Area affected: 268150 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_2022-Jan-03_to_2022-Jan-07_117.5_-28.5

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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: December 30 2021 to January 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: -36.0°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 103542 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_2021-Dec-30_to_2022-Jan-12_152.0_-36.0

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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: December 25 2021 to December 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 39.0 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 145034 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_2021-Dec-25_to_2021-Dec-29_118.0_-20.5

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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: December 22 2021 to December 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 34.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.1 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 54287 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_2021-Dec-22_to_2021-Dec-25_142.5_-22.0

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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: December 18 2021 to December 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 174209 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_2021-Dec-18_to_2021-Dec-25_152.0_-33.5

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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: December 08 2021 to December 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.4 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 117.0°E

Area affected: 163090 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_2021-Dec-08_to_2021-Dec-13_117.0_-20.5