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: 4 days

Time span: July 14 2010 to July 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 101771 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_2010-Jul-14_to_2010-Jul-17_150.5_-4.0

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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: April 25 2010 to April 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -2.0°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 80298 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_2010-Apr-25_to_2010-Apr-28_142.5_-2.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 22 2010 to April 30 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 61497 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_2010-Apr-22_to_2010-Apr-30_152.0_-5.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 24 2010 to April 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 97776 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_2010-Mar-24_to_2010-Apr-01_146.0_-9.0

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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: March 22 2010 to March 27 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 149.0°E

Area affected: 57617 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_2010-Mar-22_to_2010-Mar-27_149.0_-11.0

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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: February 12 2010 to February 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 141885 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_2010-Feb-12_to_2010-Feb-17_150.5_-5.5