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: 8 days

Time span: January 27 2024 to February 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.9 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 213272 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-Jan-27_to_2024-Feb-03_133.5_-22.0

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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: January 09 2024 to January 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.6 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 387655 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-Jan-09_to_2024-Jan-13_126.0_-30.5

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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: January 01 2024 to January 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.0 °C

Event center: -39.5°S 149.0°E

Area affected: 214682 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-Jan-01_to_2024-Jan-03_149.0_-39.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 21 2023 to December 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.1 °C

Event center: -44.5°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 177624 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_2023-Dec-21_to_2023-Dec-27_145.0_-44.5

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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: December 19 2023 to December 21 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: -32.0°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 58420 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_2023-Dec-19_to_2023-Dec-21_115.5_-32.0

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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: December 13 2023 to December 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.0 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 135.5°E

Area affected: 55178 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_2023-Dec-13_to_2023-Dec-18_135.5_-19.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: November 18 2023 to November 26 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.7 °C

Event center: -38.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 644388 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_2023-Nov-18_to_2023-Nov-26_150.0_-38.0

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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: November 14 2023 to November 19 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.9 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 125.0°E

Area affected: 112830 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_2023-Nov-14_to_2023-Nov-19_125.0_-20.5

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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: November 06 2023 to November 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: -40.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 1137469 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_2023-Nov-06_to_2023-Nov-11_150.0_-40.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 14 days

Time span: November 05 2023 to November 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 32.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.4 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 137.5°E

Area affected: 1785434 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_2023-Nov-05_to_2023-Nov-18_137.5_-27.5