Category: Heat waves affecting China

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 18 2026 to August 23 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 105.0°E

Area affected: 277249 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_2026-Aug-18_to_2026-Aug-23_105.0_37.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 07 2026 to July 11 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 100.0°E

Area affected: 67528 km$^2$

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-07_to_2026-Jul-11_100.0_28.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 04 2026 to June 07 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 98.0°E

Area affected: 53201 km$^2$

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jun-04_to_2026-Jun-07_98.0_35.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 03 2026 to June 06 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 108.5°E

Area affected: 132834 km$^2$

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jun-03_to_2026-Jun-06_108.5_31.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 01 2026 to June 07 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 96.0°E

Area affected: 52945 km$^2$

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jun-01_to_2026-Jun-07_96.0_38.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 19 2026 to May 23 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 86.0°E

Area affected: 212795 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_2026-May-19_to_2026-May-23_86.0_37.0