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: 3 days

Time span: December 15 2024 to December 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.4 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 86.0°E

Area affected: 71088 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-Dec-15_to_2024-Dec-17_86.0_34.5

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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: November 30 2024 to December 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.7 °C

Event center: 28.0°N 110.0°E

Area affected: 399710 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-Nov-30_to_2024-Dec-04_110.0_28.0

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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: November 27 2024 to December 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.8 °C

Event center: 38.0°N 114.5°E

Area affected: 432646 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-Nov-27_to_2024-Dec-03_114.5_38.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 3 days

Time span: November 26 2024 to November 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.9 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 97.0°E

Area affected: 51919 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-Nov-26_to_2024-Nov-28_97.0_33.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 24 2024 to October 31 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.4 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 110.5°E

Area affected: 111979 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-24_to_2024-Oct-31_110.5_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: October 22 2024 to October 26 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.2 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 97.5°E

Area affected: 140521 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-22_to_2024-Oct-26_97.5_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: October 15 2024 to October 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 116.5°E

Area affected: 60343 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-15_to_2024-Oct-18_116.5_31.5