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: October 23 2023 to October 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.1 °C

Event center: 47.0°N 122.5°E

Area affected: 78018 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_2023-Oct-23_to_2023-Oct-25_122.5_47.0

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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: October 23 2023 to October 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.5 °C

Event center: 25.5°N 106.5°E

Area affected: 61410 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_2023-Oct-23_to_2023-Oct-27_106.5_25.5

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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: October 23 2023 to October 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.4 °C

Event center: 26.5°N 109.0°E

Area affected: 57783 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_2023-Oct-23_to_2023-Oct-25_109.0_26.5

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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: October 15 2023 to October 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 106.5°E

Area affected: 102114 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_2023-Oct-15_to_2023-Oct-18_106.5_28.5

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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: October 01 2023 to October 03 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: 38.0°N 124.0°E

Area affected: 146018 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_2023-Oct-01_to_2023-Oct-03_124.0_38.0

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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: September 10 2023 to September 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.1 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 105.0°E

Area affected: 217105 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_2023-Sep-10_to_2023-Sep-18_105.0_36.0

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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: September 03 2023 to September 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.3 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 105.0°E

Area affected: 624455 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_2023-Sep-03_to_2023-Sep-11_105.0_31.5

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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: August 16 2023 to August 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: 28.0°N 110.0°E

Area affected: 130537 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_2023-Aug-16_to_2023-Aug-20_110.0_28.0