Category: Heat waves affecting Ethiopia

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Ethiopia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 22 2010 to December 26 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: 5.0°N 37.0°E

Area affected: 52233 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-22_to_2010-Dec-26_37.0_5.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Ethiopia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: October 11 2010 to October 16 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.3 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 36.0°E

Area affected: 70042 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-Oct-11_to_2010-Oct-16_36.0_8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Ethiopia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 11 2010 to July 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.9 °C

Event center: 7.5°N 37.5°E

Area affected: 73504 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-Jul-11_to_2010-Jul-13_37.5_7.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Ethiopia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 01 2010 to July 04 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.6 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 38.5°E

Area affected: 63908 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-Jul-01_to_2010-Jul-04_38.5_11.5