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: February 24 2022 to March 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.2 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 116.0°E

Area affected: 72671 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-Feb-24_to_2022-Mar-03_116.0_-21.0

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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 22 2022 to March 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 34.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.0 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 119.5°E

Area affected: 608861 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-Feb-22_to_2022-Mar-02_119.5_-27.0

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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 13 2022 to February 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.9 °C

Event center: -35.5°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 114402 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-Feb-13_to_2022-Feb-16_144.5_-35.5

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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: February 13 2022 to February 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -40.5°S 151.0°E

Area affected: 227479 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-Feb-13_to_2022-Feb-17_151.0_-40.5

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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: February 09 2022 to February 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 34.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 35.7 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 50986 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-Feb-09_to_2022-Feb-12_142.0_-24.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 18 days

Time span: January 30 2022 to February 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.6 °C

Event center: -49.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 7850857 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-Jan-30_to_2022-Feb-16_146.0_-49.0

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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: January 26 2022 to February 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.1 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 140244 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-Jan-26_to_2022-Feb-01_150.5_-36.5

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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: January 17 2022 to January 31 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: -44.5°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 5426416 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-Jan-17_to_2022-Jan-31_143.5_-44.5