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: 4 days

Time span: January 25 2011 to January 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 34.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.4 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 71653 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_2011-Jan-25_to_2011-Jan-28_145.0_-26.0

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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: January 25 2011 to January 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.8 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 151.5°E

Area affected: 154390 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_2011-Jan-25_to_2011-Jan-28_151.5_-31.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 15 days

Time span: January 19 2011 to February 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 40.6 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 2712504 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_2011-Jan-19_to_2011-Feb-02_128.5_-27.0

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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: January 15 2011 to January 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 36.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.8 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 114648 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_2011-Jan-15_to_2011-Jan-20_126.5_-25.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: December 24 2010 to January 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 36.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 40.0 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 117.0°E

Area affected: 780551 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-Dec-24_to_2011-Jan-02_117.0_-24.0

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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: December 22 2010 to December 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 34.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.6 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 122.5°E

Area affected: 155337 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-Dec-22_to_2010-Dec-25_122.5_-28.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 82 days

Time span: December 16 2010 to March 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.2 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 107.0°E

Area affected: 7286211 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-Dec-16_to_2011-Mar-07_107.0_-24.5

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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: December 02 2010 to December 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 136.0°E

Area affected: 709961 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-Dec-02_to_2010-Dec-07_136.0_-37.5

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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: December 01 2010 to December 06 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 136.0°E

Area affected: 191027 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-Dec-01_to_2010-Dec-06_136.0_-12.0