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: September 06 2012 to September 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 108.5°E

Area affected: 1219272 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_2012-Sep-06_to_2012-Sep-10_108.5_-26.5

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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: August 26 2012 to August 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 57941 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_2012-Aug-26_to_2012-Aug-29_123.5_-20.0

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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: August 21 2012 to August 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 109233 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_2012-Aug-21_to_2012-Aug-26_143.5_-17.5

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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: August 17 2012 to August 20 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.8 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 126356 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_2012-Aug-17_to_2012-Aug-20_118.0_-26.0

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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: August 13 2012 to August 20 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.9 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 87671 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_2012-Aug-13_to_2012-Aug-20_115.5_-23.0

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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: August 10 2012 to August 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.2 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 120.5°E

Area affected: 326365 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_2012-Aug-10_to_2012-Aug-12_120.5_-31.5

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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 17 2012 to July 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.9 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 268008 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_2012-Jul-17_to_2012-Jul-22_115.5_-24.0

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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: July 09 2012 to July 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 473690 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_2012-Jul-09_to_2012-Jul-15_132.0_-14.0

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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: June 07 2012 to June 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.8 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 122.0°E

Area affected: 107922 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_2012-Jun-07_to_2012-Jun-12_122.0_-27.0