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: December 12 2020 to December 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.9 °C

Event center: -38.0°S 140.5°E

Area affected: 131496 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-12_to_2020-Dec-14_140.5_-38.0

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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: December 05 2020 to December 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 32.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.1 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 255804 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-05_to_2020-Dec-10_144.0_-19.5

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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 01 2020 to December 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 120.5°E

Area affected: 85399 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-01_to_2020-Dec-05_120.5_-16.5

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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: November 30 2020 to December 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.3 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 608660 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-Nov-30_to_2020-Dec-09_115.0_-20.0

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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: November 23 2020 to November 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 32.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.9 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 122.0°E

Area affected: 150637 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-Nov-23_to_2020-Nov-27_122.0_-28.0

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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: November 21 2020 to November 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.4 °C

Event center: -55.0°S 158.0°E

Area affected: 77315 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-Nov-21_to_2020-Nov-25_158.0_-55.0

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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: November 18 2020 to November 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 33.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.2 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 739925 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-Nov-18_to_2020-Nov-23_144.5_-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: November 15 2020 to November 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 91014 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-Nov-15_to_2020-Nov-23_142.0_-11.0