Heat waves affecting Canarias – Page 2 – Weather Extremes Archive

Heat wave occuring from September 04 2010 to January 30 2011 at 26.5°N 35.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 149 days

Time span: September 04 2010 to January 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 28.2 °C
Maximum temperature: 37.2 °C

Event center: 26.5°N 35.0°E

Area affected: 58671948 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_2010-Sep-04_to_2011-Jan-30_35.0_26.5

Heat wave occuring from July 20 2010 to November 15 2010 at 60.0°N 317.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Algeria
Azores
Bahamas
Canada
Canarias
Cuba
Faroe Islands
Finland
Greenland
Iceland
Ireland
Mauritania
Morocco
Norway
Portugal
Russian Federation
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States

Duration: 119 days

Time span: July 20 2010 to November 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
Mean temperature: 7.4 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.6 °C
Maximum temperature: 40.3 °C

Event center: 60.0°N 317.5°E

Area affected: 34460460 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_2010-Jul-20_to_2010-Nov-15_317.5_60.0

Heat wave occuring from May 27 2010 to July 05 2010 at 37.0°N 53.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 40 days

Time span: May 27 2010 to July 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
Mean temperature: 31.3 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
Maximum temperature: 43.3 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 53.0°E

Area affected: 21492599 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_2010-May-27_to_2010-Jul-05_53.0_37.0