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: 4 days

Time span: June 13 2020 to June 16 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.0 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 53635 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-13_to_2020-Jun-16_149.5_-37.5

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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 12 2020 to June 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 63305 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-12_to_2020-Jun-15_128.0_-22.0

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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: June 10 2020 to June 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 121.0°E

Area affected: 103857 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-10_to_2020-Jun-12_121.0_-24.5

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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 09 2020 to June 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.7 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 118.5°E

Area affected: 95322 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-09_to_2020-Jun-11_118.5_-29.5

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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: June 05 2020 to June 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.5 °C

Event center: -34.5°S 119.5°E

Area affected: 75866 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-05_to_2020-Jun-11_119.5_-34.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: June 01 2020 to June 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.3 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 112.5°E

Area affected: 678141 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-01_to_2020-Jun-11_112.5_-27.0

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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: May 18 2020 to May 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.0 °C

Event center: -55.0°S 161.0°E

Area affected: 160144 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-May-18_to_2020-May-20_161.0_-55.0

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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: May 18 2020 to May 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.7 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 140.5°E

Area affected: 50307 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-May-18_to_2020-May-20_140.5_-18.0

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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: May 09 2020 to May 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 139.0°E

Area affected: 68860 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-May-09_to_2020-May-11_139.0_-14.0