Category: Heat waves affecting Greenland

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 04 2026 to February 07 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -12.9 °C

Event center: 76.0°N 310.0°E

Area affected: 115381 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_2026-Feb-04_to_2026-Feb-07_310.0_76.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 3 days

Time span: October 01 2025 to October 03 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.8 °C

Event center: 79.5°N 354.5°E

Area affected: 65595 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_2025-Oct-01_to_2025-Oct-03_354.5_79.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: September 22 2025 to September 29 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.6 °C

Event center: 73.5°N 338.5°E

Area affected: 76186 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_2025-Sep-22_to_2025-Sep-29_338.5_73.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 21 2025 to September 25 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.4 °C

Event center: 74.0°N 320.5°E

Area affected: 331210 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_2025-Sep-21_to_2025-Sep-25_320.5_74.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: September 17 2025 to September 24 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.6 °C

Event center: 71.0°N 307.0°E

Area affected: 177623 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_2025-Sep-17_to_2025-Sep-24_307.0_71.0