Category: Extremes affecting Papua New Guinea

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 31 2012 to June 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.8 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 85654 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-May-31_to_2012-Jun-06_147.5_-8.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 21 2012 to May 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 150429 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-May-21_to_2012-May-26_145.0_-7.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 20 2012 to March 23 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 79994 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-Mar-20_to_2012-Mar-23_148.0_-5.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 17 2012 to March 23 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 186022 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-Mar-17_to_2012-Mar-23_144.5_-7.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 03 2012 to March 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 52298 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-Mar-03_to_2012-Mar-14_145.5_-5.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 02 2012 to March 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 151.5°E

Area affected: 73938 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-Mar-02_to_2012-Mar-05_151.5_-4.5