Category: Heat waves affecting China

Download data: JSON

Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 13 days

Time span: January 12 2020 to January 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.0 °C

Event center: 33.0°N 102.5°E

Area affected: 87882 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-Jan-12_to_2020-Jan-24_102.5_33.0

Download data: JSON

Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 12 2020 to January 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: 34.5°N 98.0°E

Area affected: 52698 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-Jan-12_to_2020-Jan-15_98.0_34.5

Download data: JSON

Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 12 2020 to January 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 91.0°E

Area affected: 162265 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-Jan-12_to_2020-Jan-15_91.0_38.5

Download data: JSON

Event type: Heat wave

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

• China

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 03 2020 to January 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.0 °C

Event center: 35.5°N 119.0°E

Area affected: 63932 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-Jan-03_to_2020-Jan-06_119.0_35.5