Category: Heat waves affecting Angola

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Angola

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 06 2012 to July 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.1 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 20.0°E

Area affected: 83902 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-06_to_2012-Jul-08_20.0_-14.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Angola

Duration: 14 days

Time span: April 01 2012 to April 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 14.5°E

Area affected: 98958 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-Apr-01_to_2012-Apr-14_14.5_-13.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Angola

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 02 2012 to February 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.8 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 17.0°E

Area affected: 72152 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-Feb-02_to_2012-Feb-05_17.0_-13.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Angola

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 21 2012 to January 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.3 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 20.0°E

Area affected: 187928 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-Jan-21_to_2012-Jan-26_20.0_-11.5