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: April 05 2010 to April 09 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.1 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 149124 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-05_to_2010-Apr-09_135.0_-24.0

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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: April 04 2010 to April 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.2 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 131.5°E

Area affected: 145426 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-04_to_2010-Apr-13_131.5_-16.0

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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: April 03 2010 to April 08 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 153051 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-03_to_2010-Apr-08_126.0_-15.5

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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: March 25 2010 to April 03 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.0 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 162.0°E

Area affected: 1049828 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-25_to_2010-Apr-03_162.0_-37.5

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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: March 16 2010 to March 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -35.5°S 140.0°E

Area affected: 76245 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-16_to_2010-Mar-20_140.0_-35.5

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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: March 12 2010 to March 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: -39.5°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 1461837 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-12_to_2010-Mar-21_146.5_-39.5

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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: March 08 2010 to March 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 32.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 35.8 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 114.5°E

Area affected: 63432 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-08_to_2010-Mar-13_114.5_-27.5

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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: March 03 2010 to March 10 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.3 °C

Event center: -46.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 1177349 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-03_to_2010-Mar-10_148.0_-46.0

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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: February 09 2010 to February 12 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.3 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 124.5°E

Area affected: 58063 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-09_to_2010-Feb-12_124.5_-20.0