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: 9 days

Time span: August 06 2010 to August 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: 25.5°N 122.0°E

Area affected: 95356 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_2010-Aug-06_to_2010-Aug-14_122.0_25.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 03 2010 to August 08 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 33.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.5 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 80.5°E

Area affected: 113261 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_2010-Aug-03_to_2010-Aug-08_80.5_38.5

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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: July 28 2010 to August 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 32.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.9 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 542492 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_2010-Jul-28_to_2010-Aug-05_113.0_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: July 17 2010 to July 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 33.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.3 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 88.0°E

Area affected: 141205 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_2010-Jul-17_to_2010-Jul-19_88.0_38.5

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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: July 11 2010 to July 18 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 102.5°E

Area affected: 73293 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_2010-Jul-11_to_2010-Jul-18_102.5_24.0

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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: June 29 2010 to July 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.6 °C

Event center: 33.5°N 100.0°E

Area affected: 110208 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_2010-Jun-29_to_2010-Jul-07_100.0_33.5