Category: Extremes affecting China

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 14 days

Time span: October 30 2022 to November 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.6 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 101.0°E

Area affected: 717666 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-Oct-30_to_2022-Nov-12_101.0_37.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 12 days

Time span: October 22 2022 to November 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.6 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 99.0°E

Area affected: 101244 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-Oct-22_to_2022-Nov-02_99.0_38.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 6 days

Time span: October 21 2022 to October 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: 24.5°N 109.5°E

Area affected: 263170 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-Oct-21_to_2022-Oct-26_109.5_24.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 21 2022 to October 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: 36.5°N 103.5°E

Area affected: 312071 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-Oct-21_to_2022-Oct-28_103.5_36.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 20 2022 to October 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.5 °C

Event center: 29.0°N 104.5°E

Area affected: 204834 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-Oct-20_to_2022-Oct-23_104.5_29.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 20 2022 to October 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.9 °C

Event center: 28.0°N 102.5°E

Area affected: 50987 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-Oct-20_to_2022-Oct-27_102.5_28.0