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: July 08 2021 to July 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.8 °C

Event center: 39.0°N 75.5°E

Area affected: 77165 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_2021-Jul-08_to_2021-Jul-11_75.5_39.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 12 days

Time span: July 05 2021 to July 16 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 35.9 °C

Event center: 26.5°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 531801 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_2021-Jul-05_to_2021-Jul-16_113.0_26.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 10 days

Time span: June 28 2021 to July 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.2 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 85.5°E

Area affected: 76567 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_2021-Jun-28_to_2021-Jul-07_85.5_31.0

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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: June 26 2021 to June 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.1 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 113.5°E

Area affected: 92747 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_2021-Jun-26_to_2021-Jun-30_113.5_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: June 11 2021 to June 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 119.0°E

Area affected: 52977 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_2021-Jun-11_to_2021-Jun-13_119.0_37.5

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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: June 11 2021 to June 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: 43.5°N 119.5°E

Area affected: 71800 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_2021-Jun-11_to_2021-Jun-13_119.5_43.5