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: April 24 2021 to April 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 139.0°E

Area affected: 52862 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-24_to_2021-Apr-27_139.0_-18.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: April 20 2021 to April 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.0 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 111.0°E

Area affected: 3503219 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-20_to_2021-Apr-29_111.0_-28.5

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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: April 15 2021 to April 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 111.0°E

Area affected: 226038 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-15_to_2021-Apr-18_111.0_-27.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: April 14 2021 to April 23 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 162.5°E

Area affected: 429407 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-14_to_2021-Apr-23_162.5_-16.5

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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: April 06 2021 to April 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 72826 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-06_to_2021-Apr-13_133.5_-11.0

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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: April 05 2021 to April 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 131035 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-05_to_2021-Apr-12_145.5_-18.5

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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: April 03 2021 to April 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 140.0°E

Area affected: 96209 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-03_to_2021-Apr-08_140.0_-13.5

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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: April 01 2021 to April 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.2 °C

Event center: -37.0°S 151.0°E

Area affected: 67307 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-01_to_2021-Apr-06_151.0_-37.0