Heat waves affecting Djibouti – Weather Extremes Archive

Heat wave occuring from July 11 2012 to October 14 2012 at 3.5°N 53.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Djibouti
Ethiopia
India
Iran
Kenya
Malawi
Mozambique
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Zambia

Duration: 96 days

Time span: July 11 2012 to October 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
Maximum temperature: 39.5 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 53.5°E

Area affected: 21841600 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-Jul-11_to_2012-Oct-14_53.5_3.5

Heat wave occuring from October 23 2011 to November 14 2011 at 11.5°N 49.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Djibouti
Ethiopia
Mozambique
Somalia
Tanzania
Yemen

Duration: 23 days

Time span: October 23 2011 to November 14 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
Maximum temperature: 32.2 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 49.5°E

Area affected: 2247325 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-Oct-23_to_2011-Nov-14_49.5_11.5

Heat wave occuring from April 21 2011 to May 01 2011 at 10.5°N 47.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Djibouti
Ethiopia
Somalia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: April 21 2011 to May 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
Mean temperature: 29.6 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
Maximum temperature: 34.8 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 47.0°E

Area affected: 91107 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-Apr-21_to_2011-May-01_47.0_10.5

Heat wave occuring from September 04 2010 to January 30 2011 at 26.5°N 35.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Duration: 149 days

Time span: September 04 2010 to January 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 28.2 °C
Maximum temperature: 37.2 °C

Event center: 26.5°N 35.0°E

Area affected: 58671948 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-04_to_2011-Jan-30_35.0_26.5