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: 5 days

Time span: May 16 2011 to May 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.1 °C

Event center: 30.0°N 111.5°E

Area affected: 789431 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-16_to_2011-May-20_111.5_30.0

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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: May 05 2011 to May 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.8 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 90.0°E

Area affected: 161264 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-05_to_2011-May-08_90.0_32.0

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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: May 05 2011 to May 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.4 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 109.0°E

Area affected: 1728721 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-05_to_2011-May-12_109.0_31.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 23 2011 to May 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: 30.0°N 111.5°E

Area affected: 638727 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-Apr-23_to_2011-May-01_111.5_30.0

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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: April 13 2011 to April 15 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.7 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 109.0°E

Area affected: 88429 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-Apr-13_to_2011-Apr-15_109.0_35.0

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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: April 12 2011 to April 14 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 122.0°E

Area affected: 52339 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-Apr-12_to_2011-Apr-14_122.0_45.5