Category: Heat waves affecting Cyprus

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Cyprus

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 27 2012 to July 04 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 30.5°E

Area affected: 134729 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_2012-Jun-27_to_2012-Jul-04_30.5_35.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Cyprus

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 20 2011 to January 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.1 °C

Event center: 35.5°N 35.5°E

Area affected: 84770 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_2011-Jan-20_to_2011-Jan-25_35.5_35.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Cyprus

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 14 2010 to December 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 33.5°E

Area affected: 68955 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-Dec-14_to_2010-Dec-17_33.5_35.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Cyprus

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 03 2010 to September 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 33.5°E

Area affected: 63521 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-03_to_2010-Sep-07_33.5_34.0