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: 5 days

Time span: April 08 2021 to April 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -8.6 °C

Event center: 78.5°N 338.5°E

Area affected: 98933 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_2021-Apr-08_to_2021-Apr-12_338.5_78.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 31 2021 to April 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.1 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 316.0°E

Area affected: 146905 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_2021-Mar-31_to_2021-Apr-08_316.0_62.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 27 2021 to April 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.0 °C

Event center: 76.5°N 337.5°E

Area affected: 99992 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_2021-Mar-27_to_2021-Apr-02_337.5_76.5

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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: March 15 2021 to March 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.5 °C

Event center: 73.0°N 331.0°E

Area affected: 314267 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_2021-Mar-15_to_2021-Mar-19_331.0_73.0

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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 12 2021 to February 15 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.1 °C

Event center: 60.5°N 315.0°E

Area affected: 62071 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_2021-Feb-12_to_2021-Feb-15_315.0_60.5

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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: January 28 2021 to February 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.2 °C

Event center: 59.5°N 313.5°E

Area affected: 113771 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_2021-Jan-28_to_2021-Feb-01_313.5_59.5