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 29 2022 to June 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.1 °C

Event center: 36.5°N 87.5°E

Area affected: 124577 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_2022-May-29_to_2022-Jun-01_87.5_36.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 16 days

Time span: May 16 2022 to May 31 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 125.0°E

Area affected: 448751 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_2022-May-16_to_2022-May-31_125.0_35.0

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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: May 06 2022 to May 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: 31.5°N 106.5°E

Area affected: 60950 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_2022-May-06_to_2022-May-08_106.5_31.5

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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: May 04 2022 to May 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.3 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 94.5°E

Area affected: 334911 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_2022-May-04_to_2022-May-17_94.5_33.0

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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: May 03 2022 to May 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 120.0°E

Area affected: 367598 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_2022-May-03_to_2022-May-05_120.0_38.5

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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 23 2022 to April 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.0 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 474500 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_2022-Apr-23_to_2022-Apr-26_113.0_35.0

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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: April 20 2022 to April 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 95.5°E

Area affected: 129432 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_2022-Apr-20_to_2022-Apr-26_95.5_35.0