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: 9 days

Time span: November 14 2020 to November 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 32.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.1 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 141.5°E

Area affected: 491165 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-14_to_2020-Nov-22_141.5_-16.0

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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 12 2020 to November 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 157.5°E

Area affected: 299383 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-12_to_2020-Nov-17_157.5_-30.0

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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: October 31 2020 to November 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 125.0°E

Area affected: 113392 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-Oct-31_to_2020-Nov-02_125.0_-32.5

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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: October 28 2020 to November 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.8 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 134835 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-Oct-28_to_2020-Nov-04_144.0_-15.5

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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: October 25 2020 to October 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.7 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 117.0°E

Area affected: 88608 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-Oct-25_to_2020-Oct-29_117.0_-26.0

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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: October 19 2020 to October 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.7 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 50712 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-Oct-19_to_2020-Oct-24_126.5_-14.5

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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: October 17 2020 to October 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 31.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 35.2 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 135.5°E

Area affected: 660606 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-Oct-17_to_2020-Oct-25_135.5_-15.0

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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: October 16 2020 to October 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.2 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 157.0°E

Area affected: 236848 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-Oct-16_to_2020-Oct-18_157.0_-31.0