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: September 13 2020 to September 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 111.0°E

Area affected: 63878 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-Sep-13_to_2020-Sep-15_111.0_-25.5

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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: September 03 2020 to September 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.5 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 108.0°E

Area affected: 374662 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-Sep-03_to_2020-Sep-05_108.0_-35.0

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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: September 02 2020 to September 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.2 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 78146 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-Sep-02_to_2020-Sep-04_147.5_-29.5

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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: August 30 2020 to September 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 135465 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-Aug-30_to_2020-Sep-07_131.0_-15.0

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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: August 11 2020 to August 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 131.5°E

Area affected: 868249 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-Aug-11_to_2020-Aug-24_131.5_-15.0

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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: July 31 2020 to August 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.3 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 124.0°E

Area affected: 69322 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-Jul-31_to_2020-Aug-04_124.0_-26.0

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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: July 14 2020 to July 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.9 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 121.0°E

Area affected: 90459 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-Jul-14_to_2020-Jul-17_121.0_-28.0

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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: July 10 2020 to July 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 119.5°E

Area affected: 77419 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-Jul-10_to_2020-Jul-13_119.5_-16.5