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: February 23 2011 to February 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: 30.0°N 107.5°E

Area affected: 401971 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-Feb-23_to_2011-Feb-27_107.5_30.0

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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: February 21 2011 to February 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.4 °C

Event center: 38.0°N 100.5°E

Area affected: 88365 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-Feb-21_to_2011-Feb-27_100.5_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: February 21 2011 to February 23 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.8 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 129.0°E

Area affected: 53320 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-Feb-21_to_2011-Feb-23_129.0_45.5

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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 19 2011 to February 22 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.3 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 118.5°E

Area affected: 148562 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-Feb-19_to_2011-Feb-22_118.5_44.0

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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: February 05 2011 to February 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.6 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 115.5°E

Area affected: 243637 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-Feb-05_to_2011-Feb-08_115.5_30.5

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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: February 05 2011 to February 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: 27.0°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 110761 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-Feb-05_to_2011-Feb-09_113.0_27.0