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: December 01 2022 to December 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.4 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 137.0°E

Area affected: 263037 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-01_to_2022-Dec-05_137.0_-13.0

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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 01 2022 to December 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 39.0 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 120.0°E

Area affected: 931488 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-01_to_2022-Dec-12_120.0_-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 30 2022 to December 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 129.5°E

Area affected: 51104 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-Nov-30_to_2022-Dec-05_129.5_-14.0

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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: October 10 2022 to October 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: -46.5°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 425988 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-Oct-10_to_2022-Oct-14_147.5_-46.5

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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: September 27 2022 to October 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.2 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 109.5°E

Area affected: 503726 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-Sep-27_to_2022-Oct-04_109.5_-25.5

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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: September 15 2022 to September 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 50610 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-Sep-15_to_2022-Sep-18_123.5_-15.0

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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: July 22 2022 to July 25 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.7 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 57044 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-Jul-22_to_2022-Jul-25_146.0_-37.5

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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 22 2022 to July 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.4 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 131.5°E

Area affected: 73389 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-Jul-22_to_2022-Jul-24_131.5_-24.5

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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: July 20 2022 to July 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: -51.0°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 1009620 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-Jul-20_to_2022-Jul-27_150.5_-51.0

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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: June 22 2022 to June 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.7 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 124.0°E

Area affected: 85616 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-Jun-22_to_2022-Jun-24_124.0_-28.0