Category: Extremes affecting Madagascar

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 25 2014 to July 31 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 44.5°E

Area affected: 538377 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_2014-Jul-25_to_2014-Jul-31_44.5_-19.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 25 2014 to July 27 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.2 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 44.0°E

Area affected: 71501 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_2014-Jul-25_to_2014-Jul-27_44.0_-28.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 18 2014 to July 21 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.8 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 51.0°E

Area affected: 214489 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_2014-Jul-18_to_2014-Jul-21_51.0_-25.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 10 days

Time span: July 15 2014 to July 24 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.8 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 48.5°E

Area affected: 60475 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_2014-Jul-15_to_2014-Jul-24_48.5_-12.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 15 2014 to July 22 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 48.0°E

Area affected: 98123 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_2014-Jul-15_to_2014-Jul-22_48.0_-15.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 10 2014 to May 18 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 50.5°E

Area affected: 230088 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_2014-May-10_to_2014-May-18_50.5_-13.5