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: June 17 2020 to June 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 88.5°E

Area affected: 99285 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-Jun-17_to_2020-Jun-20_88.5_32.5

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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: June 14 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: 39.5°N 120.0°E

Area affected: 167043 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-Jun-14_to_2020-Jun-22_120.0_39.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 13 days

Time span: June 11 2020 to June 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 32.0°N 100.5°E

Area affected: 224908 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-Jun-11_to_2020-Jun-23_100.5_32.0

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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 16 2020 to May 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.0 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 105.0°E

Area affected: 132504 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-May-16_to_2020-May-19_105.0_31.0

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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: May 15 2020 to May 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: 43.5°N 85.0°E

Area affected: 154948 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-May-15_to_2020-May-20_85.0_43.5

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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 30 2020 to May 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.8 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 101.5°E

Area affected: 99709 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-Apr-30_to_2020-May-06_101.5_37.5

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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: April 13 2020 to April 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.1 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 95.5°E

Area affected: 289878 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-Apr-13_to_2020-Apr-20_95.5_34.5