Category: Extremes affecting China

Heat wave occuring from August 05 2015 to August 28 2015 at 13.5°N 112.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Laos
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Duration: 24 days

Time span: August 05 2015 to August 28 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.9 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 112.0°E

Area affected: 4218149 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_2015-Aug-05_to_2015-Aug-28_112.0_13.5

Heat wave occuring from August 02 2015 to August 06 2015 at 31.0°N 120.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 02 2015 to August 06 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.1 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 120.0°E

Area affected: 125852 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_2015-Aug-02_to_2015-Aug-06_120.0_31.0

Heat wave occuring from July 31 2015 to August 07 2015 at 45.5°N 79.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 31 2015 to August 07 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.9 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 79.5°E

Area affected: 536268 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_2015-Jul-31_to_2015-Aug-07_79.5_45.5

Heat wave occuring from July 29 2015 to August 10 2015 at 16.0°N 117.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Philippines

Duration: 13 days

Time span: July 29 2015 to August 10 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: 16.0°N 117.5°E

Area affected: 549969 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_2015-Jul-29_to_2015-Aug-10_117.5_16.0

Heat wave occuring from July 25 2015 to August 02 2015 at 35.0°N 107.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China

Duration: 9 days

Time span: July 25 2015 to August 02 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.8 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 107.0°E

Area affected: 413753 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_2015-Jul-25_to_2015-Aug-02_107.0_35.0

Cold spell occuring from July 23 2015 to August 06 2015 at 21.5°N 109.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Laos
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Duration: 15 days

Time span: July 23 2015 to August 06 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 109.0°E

Area affected: 1180342 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: Cold_spell_2015-Jul-23_to_2015-Aug-06_109.0_21.5

Cold spell occuring from July 23 2015 to August 05 2015 at 23.0°N 97.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bangladesh
  • China
  • India
  • Myanmar
  • Thailand

Duration: 14 days

Time span: July 23 2015 to August 05 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.1 °C

Event center: 23.0°N 97.0°E

Area affected: 938154 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: Cold_spell_2015-Jul-23_to_2015-Aug-05_97.0_23.0

Cold spell occuring from July 21 2015 to July 30 2015 at 30.0°N 100.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 10 days

Time span: July 21 2015 to July 30 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 2.0 °C

Event center: 30.0°N 100.0°E

Area affected: 303398 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: Cold_spell_2015-Jul-21_to_2015-Jul-30_100.0_30.0

Cold spell occuring from July 20 2015 to July 24 2015 at 24.5°N 116.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 20 2015 to July 24 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 23.2 °C

Event center: 24.5°N 116.0°E

Area affected: 136582 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: Cold_spell_2015-Jul-20_to_2015-Jul-24_116.0_24.5

Cold spell occuring from July 16 2015 to July 19 2015 at 26.0°N 113.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 16 2015 to July 19 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 22.9 °C

Event center: 26.0°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 66289 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: Cold_spell_2015-Jul-16_to_2015-Jul-19_113.0_26.0