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: 8 days

Time span: March 11 2024 to March 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.3 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 100.5°E

Area affected: 69748 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-Mar-11_to_2024-Mar-18_100.5_33.0

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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: March 03 2024 to March 07 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.2 °C

Event center: 27.0°N 101.5°E

Area affected: 146826 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-Mar-03_to_2024-Mar-07_101.5_27.0

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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: March 02 2024 to March 09 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.0 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 102.0°E

Area affected: 311436 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-Mar-02_to_2024-Mar-09_102.0_33.0

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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: February 16 2024 to February 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.1 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 117.0°E

Area affected: 122897 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-Feb-16_to_2024-Feb-18_117.0_38.5

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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: February 11 2024 to February 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.2 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 119.5°E

Area affected: 559832 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-Feb-11_to_2024-Feb-14_119.5_36.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 10 days

Time span: January 28 2024 to February 06 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.2 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 102.5°E

Area affected: 87779 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-Jan-28_to_2024-Feb-06_102.5_33.0

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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: January 11 2024 to January 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.2 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 124.5°E

Area affected: 103910 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-Jan-11_to_2024-Jan-14_124.5_34.0