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: February 03 2021 to February 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.6 °C

Event center: -56.5°S 156.5°E

Area affected: 236575 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-Feb-03_to_2021-Feb-07_156.5_-56.5

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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 29 2021 to February 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.3 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 111.0°E

Area affected: 716477 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-Jan-29_to_2021-Feb-04_111.0_-25.0

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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 29 2021 to February 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 34.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.5 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 83612 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-Jan-29_to_2021-Feb-04_139.5_-21.5

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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: January 22 2021 to January 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -35.5°S 153.0°E

Area affected: 70800 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-Jan-22_to_2021-Jan-26_153.0_-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: January 20 2021 to January 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 35.6 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 127.0°E

Area affected: 213192 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-Jan-20_to_2021-Jan-24_127.0_-32.5

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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: January 15 2021 to January 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.6 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 140.5°E

Area affected: 88485 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-Jan-15_to_2021-Jan-19_140.5_-17.5

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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: December 21 2020 to December 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.1 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 116.5°E

Area affected: 87714 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_2020-Dec-21_to_2020-Dec-25_116.5_-31.5

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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: December 14 2020 to December 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 151.5°E

Area affected: 100743 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_2020-Dec-14_to_2020-Dec-18_151.5_-36.5