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: 8 days

Time span: October 20 2024 to October 27 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.1 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 52728 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_2024-Oct-20_to_2024-Oct-27_147.0_-19.0

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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 17 2024 to October 19 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.4 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 93513 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_2024-Oct-17_to_2024-Oct-19_154.5_-27.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: October 13 2024 to October 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: -55.5°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 5080395 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_2024-Oct-13_to_2024-Oct-22_147.5_-55.5

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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: October 12 2024 to October 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.9 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 137.0°E

Area affected: 763082 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_2024-Oct-12_to_2024-Oct-18_137.0_-26.0

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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: October 07 2024 to October 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 59667 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_2024-Oct-07_to_2024-Oct-11_144.0_-14.5

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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: October 06 2024 to October 09 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.6 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 120.0°E

Area affected: 101099 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_2024-Oct-06_to_2024-Oct-09_120.0_-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: October 05 2024 to October 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.7 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 96319 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_2024-Oct-05_to_2024-Oct-08_146.0_-24.0

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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: September 25 2024 to September 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.4 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 76912 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_2024-Sep-25_to_2024-Sep-29_144.0_-17.0

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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: September 18 2024 to September 26 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.1 °C

Event center: -33.0°S 160.0°E

Area affected: 430787 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_2024-Sep-18_to_2024-Sep-26_160.0_-33.0

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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: September 08 2024 to September 12 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 79002 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_2024-Sep-08_to_2024-Sep-12_145.5_-25.0