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: 4 days

Time span: May 22 2021 to May 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.3 °C

Event center: -47.0°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 119986 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_2021-May-22_to_2021-May-25_145.5_-47.0

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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: May 21 2021 to May 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.7 °C

Event center: -40.0°S 141.0°E

Area affected: 94166 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_2021-May-21_to_2021-May-24_141.0_-40.0

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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: May 19 2021 to May 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.5 °C

Event center: -36.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 390247 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_2021-May-19_to_2021-May-24_135.0_-36.0

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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: May 17 2021 to May 22 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.5 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 120.0°E

Area affected: 113663 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_2021-May-17_to_2021-May-22_120.0_-31.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 14 days

Time span: May 08 2021 to May 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 109.0°E

Area affected: 2852728 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_2021-May-08_to_2021-May-21_109.0_-22.5

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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: May 04 2021 to May 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 50436 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_2021-May-04_to_2021-May-06_126.5_-25.5

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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: May 03 2021 to May 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 132.5°E

Area affected: 73086 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_2021-May-03_to_2021-May-07_132.5_-8.5

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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 26 2021 to April 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 79719 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_2021-Apr-26_to_2021-Apr-28_131.0_-17.5