Category: Heat waves affecting China

11 heat waves identified in China since 2020

Heat wave occuring from February 06 2010 to February 08 2010 at 33.5°N 78.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • India

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 06 2010 to February 08 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: -13.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: -7.1 °C

Event center: 33.5°N 78.5°E

Area affected: 51623 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-Feb-06_to_2010-Feb-08_78.5_33.5

Heat wave occuring from February 04 2010 to February 12 2010 at 34.5°N 100.5°E

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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: February 04 2010 to February 12 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: -5.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 7.7 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 100.5°E

Area affected: 1004418 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-Feb-04_to_2010-Feb-12_100.5_34.5

Heat wave occuring from January 19 2010 to January 21 2010 at 24.0°N 117.5°E

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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: January 19 2010 to January 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: 24.0°N 117.5°E

Area affected: 290966 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-Jan-19_to_2010-Jan-21_117.5_24.0

Heat wave occuring from January 19 2010 to January 24 2010 at 16.0°N 112.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Vietnam

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 19 2010 to January 24 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 26.0 °C

Event center: 16.0°N 112.0°E

Area affected: 259870 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-Jan-19_to_2010-Jan-24_112.0_16.0

Heat wave occuring from January 17 2010 to January 19 2010 at 43.5°N 126.5°E

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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: January 17 2010 to January 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: -5.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: 43.5°N 126.5°E

Area affected: 106007 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-Jan-17_to_2010-Jan-19_126.5_43.5

Heat wave occuring from January 05 2010 to February 02 2010 at 19.5°N 94.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bangladesh
  • China
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Laos
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Russian Federation
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam

Duration: 29 days

Time span: January 05 2010 to February 02 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 14.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 94.5°E

Area affected: 6957679 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-Jan-05_to_2010-Feb-02_94.5_19.5

Heat wave occuring from August 06 2026 to August 10 2026 at 40.5°N 109.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • China
  • Mongolia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 06 2026 to August 10 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.4 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 109.5°E

Area affected: 134864 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_2026-Aug-06_to_2026-Aug-10_109.5_40.5

Heat wave occuring from July 23 2026 to July 30 2026 at 27.5°N 87.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • India
  • Nepal

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 23 2026 to July 30 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.6 °C

Event center: 27.5°N 87.5°E

Area affected: 457086 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_2026-Jul-23_to_2026-Jul-30_87.5_27.5

Heat wave occuring from July 07 2026 to July 11 2026 at 28.5°N 100.0°E

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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: July 07 2026 to July 11 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: 28.5°N 100.0°E

Area affected: 67528 km$^2$



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-07_to_2026-Jul-11_100.0_28.5

Heat wave occuring from June 04 2026 to June 07 2026 at 35.0°N 98.0°E

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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: June 04 2026 to June 07 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 98.0°E

Area affected: 53201 km$^2$



Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jun-04_to_2026-Jun-07_98.0_35.0