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: January 21 2023 to January 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.3 °C

Event center: -44.5°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 293357 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-Jan-21_to_2023-Jan-25_146.5_-44.5

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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: January 02 2023 to January 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.9 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 114.5°E

Area affected: 293995 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-Jan-02_to_2023-Jan-05_114.5_-28.5

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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 25 2022 to December 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.3 °C

Event center: -34.0°S 140.0°E

Area affected: 103550 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_2022-Dec-25_to_2022-Dec-27_140.0_-34.0

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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 24 2022 to December 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.8 °C

Event center: -32.0°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 79119 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_2022-Dec-24_to_2022-Dec-26_126.5_-32.0

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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: December 20 2022 to December 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: -45.5°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 470602 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_2022-Dec-20_to_2022-Dec-28_145.5_-45.5

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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: December 16 2022 to December 30 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.5 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 111.5°E

Area affected: 587995 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_2022-Dec-16_to_2022-Dec-30_111.5_-29.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: December 07 2022 to December 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.8 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 141.0°E

Area affected: 1062299 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_2022-Dec-07_to_2022-Dec-18_141.0_-14.5