Category: Heat waves affecting Eritrea

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Eritrea
• Sudan

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 30 2012 to July 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 32.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.0 °C

Event center: 18.0°N 39.5°E

Area affected: 135222 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-30_to_2012-Jul-06_39.5_18.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Eritrea
• Sudan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 29 2011 to January 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.5 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 38.0°E

Area affected: 110131 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-Dec-29_to_2012-Jan-01_38.0_15.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Eritrea
• Sudan

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 22 2011 to August 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 33.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 36.9 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 36.0°E

Area affected: 115820 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-Aug-22_to_2011-Aug-27_36.0_15.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Eritrea
• Sudan

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 05 2011 to June 10 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 36.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 38.0 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 36.0°E

Area affected: 95388 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-Jun-05_to_2011-Jun-10_36.0_15.5