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: 4 days

Time span: May 04 2023 to May 07 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.7 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 109.0°E

Area affected: 69841 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-May-04_to_2023-May-07_109.0_19.5

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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: April 10 2023 to April 13 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.8 °C

Event center: 30.5°N 112.0°E

Area affected: 189769 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-Apr-10_to_2023-Apr-13_112.0_30.5

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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: April 08 2023 to April 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.2 °C

Event center: 35.5°N 120.0°E

Area affected: 63090 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-Apr-08_to_2023-Apr-11_120.0_35.5

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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: April 01 2023 to April 06 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 108.5°E

Area affected: 84106 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-Apr-01_to_2023-Apr-06_108.5_19.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 14 days

Time span: March 14 2023 to March 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.8 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 100.0°E

Area affected: 174327 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-Mar-14_to_2023-Mar-27_100.0_33.0

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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: March 03 2023 to March 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 96.0°E

Area affected: 75987 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-Mar-03_to_2023-Mar-11_96.0_34.0