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: 3 days

Time span: April 16 2012 to April 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 354313 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_2012-Apr-16_to_2012-Apr-18_125.5_-32.5

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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: April 09 2012 to April 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.5 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 118.5°E

Area affected: 76246 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_2012-Apr-09_to_2012-Apr-11_118.5_-35.0

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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: April 05 2012 to April 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.2 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 108.0°E

Area affected: 3487781 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_2012-Apr-05_to_2012-Apr-19_108.0_-23.0

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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: April 02 2012 to April 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 73672 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_2012-Apr-02_to_2012-Apr-06_144.0_-28.5

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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: March 28 2012 to April 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.0 °C

Event center: -49.5°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 6090935 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_2012-Mar-28_to_2012-Apr-08_152.0_-49.5

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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: February 17 2012 to February 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.8 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 136.0°E

Area affected: 211902 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_2012-Feb-17_to_2012-Feb-19_136.0_-28.0

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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: February 09 2012 to February 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.4 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 116.0°E

Area affected: 362454 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_2012-Feb-09_to_2012-Feb-17_116.0_-20.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 49 days

Time span: February 06 2012 to March 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 35.8 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 102.0°E

Area affected: 12256719 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_2012-Feb-06_to_2012-Mar-25_102.0_-19.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 32 days

Time span: January 06 2012 to February 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.7 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 107.5°E

Area affected: 7000230 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_2012-Jan-06_to_2012-Feb-06_107.5_-20.5

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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: January 06 2012 to January 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 34.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 35.9 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 127171 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_2012-Jan-06_to_2012-Jan-13_144.0_-21.0