Category: Extremes affecting New Zealand

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 4 days

Time span: September 05 2012 to September 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.6 °C

Event center: -46.0°S 174.0°E

Area affected: 1054577 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-Sep-05_to_2012-Sep-08_174.0_-46.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 22 2012 to August 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.1 °C

Event center: -49.0°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 1607748 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-Aug-22_to_2012-Aug-28_168.5_-49.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 17 2012 to August 20 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.8 °C

Event center: -33.0°S 169.5°E

Area affected: 1019325 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-Aug-17_to_2012-Aug-20_169.5_-33.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 10 2012 to August 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 181.5°E

Area affected: 1037356 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-Aug-10_to_2012-Aug-14_181.5_-33.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 10 days

Time span: July 28 2012 to August 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.9 °C

Event center: -42.5°S 168.0°E

Area affected: 149624 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-Jul-28_to_2012-Aug-06_168.0_-42.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 19 2012 to July 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.9 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 176.5°E

Area affected: 1284812 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-Jul-19_to_2012-Jul-25_176.5_-26.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 15 2012 to July 20 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.9 °C

Event center: -47.5°S 169.5°E

Area affected: 475090 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-Jul-15_to_2012-Jul-20_169.5_-47.5