Category: Heat waves affecting Australia

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 12 2024 to August 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.3 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 116064 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_2024-Aug-12_to_2024-Aug-16_115.5_-21.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: August 03 2024 to August 10 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 124.0°E

Area affected: 541560 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_2024-Aug-03_to_2024-Aug-10_124.0_-17.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 27 2024 to August 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 130034 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_2024-Jul-27_to_2024-Aug-01_125.5_-15.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: July 24 2024 to August 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 134.0°E

Area affected: 183485 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_2024-Jul-24_to_2024-Aug-03_134.0_-12.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 20 2024 to July 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: -34.5°S 118.5°E

Area affected: 219809 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_2024-Jul-20_to_2024-Jul-22_118.5_-34.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 09 2024 to July 12 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 124.5°E

Area affected: 197608 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_2024-Jul-09_to_2024-Jul-12_124.5_-17.0