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: July 09 2020 to July 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 482574 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-09_to_2020-Jul-13_133.5_-12.0

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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: July 08 2020 to July 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.0 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 311622 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-08_to_2020-Jul-13_146.0_-16.0

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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: June 29 2020 to July 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.3 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 251031 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-Jun-29_to_2020-Jul-03_144.5_-27.5

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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: June 19 2020 to June 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.7 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 54319 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-Jun-19_to_2020-Jun-21_146.5_-22.5

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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: June 19 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 114.5°E

Area affected: 58427 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-Jun-19_to_2020-Jun-22_114.5_-24.0

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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: June 18 2020 to June 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.2 °C

Event center: -42.5°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 312193 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-Jun-18_to_2020-Jun-25_152.5_-42.5

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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: June 18 2020 to June 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.2 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 120769 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-Jun-18_to_2020-Jun-20_147.0_-30.5

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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: June 18 2020 to June 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 131.5°E

Area affected: 56524 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-Jun-18_to_2020-Jun-21_131.5_-16.5

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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: June 16 2020 to June 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.6 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 122.0°E

Area affected: 120512 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-Jun-16_to_2020-Jun-18_122.0_-26.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 33 days

Time span: June 15 2020 to July 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 2533577 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-Jun-15_to_2020-Jul-17_115.0_-21.0