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: November 29 2020 to December 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.4 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 92.5°E

Area affected: 88349 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_2020-Nov-29_to_2020-Dec-02_92.5_32.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 11 days

Time span: November 23 2020 to December 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 101.5°E

Area affected: 321946 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_2020-Nov-23_to_2020-Dec-03_101.5_32.5

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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: October 22 2020 to October 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.6 °C

Event center: 39.0°N 99.0°E

Area affected: 82564 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_2020-Oct-22_to_2020-Oct-27_99.0_39.0

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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: September 04 2020 to September 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.3 °C

Event center: 33.5°N 118.5°E

Area affected: 78888 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_2020-Sep-04_to_2020-Sep-09_118.5_33.5

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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: August 30 2020 to September 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.6 °C

Event center: 28.0°N 121.0°E

Area affected: 52051 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_2020-Aug-30_to_2020-Sep-02_121.0_28.0

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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: August 26 2020 to September 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.6 °C

Event center: 27.5°N 107.0°E

Area affected: 54579 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_2020-Aug-26_to_2020-Sep-02_107.0_27.5

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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 04 2020 to August 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.7 °C

Event center: 36.0°N 81.5°E

Area affected: 179686 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_2020-Aug-04_to_2020-Aug-09_81.5_36.0