Category: Heat waves affecting Congo DRC

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Congo DRC

Duration: 4 days

Time span: September 02 2010 to September 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 28.5°E

Area affected: 67746 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_2010-Sep-02_to_2010-Sep-05_28.5_-3.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Congo
• Congo DRC

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 15 2010 to August 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.7 °C

Event center: 0.5°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 160663 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_2010-Aug-15_to_2010-Aug-17_20.5_0.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Congo DRC

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 15 2010 to August 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 26.5°E

Area affected: 182329 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_2010-Aug-15_to_2010-Aug-21_26.5_1.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Congo DRC

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 02 2010 to August 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.8 °C

Event center: 0.0°N 19.0°E

Area affected: 101979 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_2010-Aug-02_to_2010-Aug-07_19.0_0.0