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: September 15 2011 to September 18 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.5 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 136.5°E

Area affected: 137006 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_2011-Sep-15_to_2011-Sep-18_136.5_-31.5

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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 2011 to September 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.0 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 85729 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_2011-Sep-03_to_2011-Sep-05_144.5_-33.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 16 days

Time span: September 02 2011 to September 17 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.3 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 107.5°E

Area affected: 16431377 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_2011-Sep-02_to_2011-Sep-17_107.5_-22.0

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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: August 30 2011 to September 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.9 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 307725 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_2011-Aug-30_to_2011-Sep-02_125.5_-27.5

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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: August 26 2011 to August 31 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 197664 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_2011-Aug-26_to_2011-Aug-31_145.5_-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: August 24 2011 to September 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -38.5°S 105.0°E

Area affected: 4590560 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_2011-Aug-24_to_2011-Sep-01_105.0_-38.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Australia

Duration: 23 days

Time span: July 16 2011 to August 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: -34.0°S 127.5°E

Area affected: 6731033 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_2011-Jul-16_to_2011-Aug-07_127.5_-34.0

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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 26 2011 to July 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.5 °C

Event center: -29.0°S 138.0°E

Area affected: 2629636 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_2011-Jun-26_to_2011-Jul-03_138.0_-29.0

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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: May 28 2011 to June 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: -58.0°S 168.0°E

Area affected: 2710273 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_2011-May-28_to_2011-Jun-06_168.0_-58.0