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: 6 days

Time span: October 04 2023 to October 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.0 °C

Event center: 81.0°N 298.5°E

Area affected: 51575 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_2023-Oct-04_to_2023-Oct-09_298.5_81.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 29 2023 to September 03 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.2 °C

Event center: 71.5°N 321.5°E

Area affected: 155913 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_2023-Aug-29_to_2023-Sep-03_321.5_71.5

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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: August 11 2023 to August 14 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.8 °C

Event center: 72.5°N 307.5°E

Area affected: 103536 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_2023-Aug-11_to_2023-Aug-14_307.5_72.5

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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: July 26 2023 to August 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.3 °C

Event center: 77.5°N 324.0°E

Area affected: 271348 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_2023-Jul-26_to_2023-Aug-01_324.0_77.5

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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: July 08 2023 to July 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.4 °C

Event center: 78.0°N 331.0°E

Area affected: 62736 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_2023-Jul-08_to_2023-Jul-10_331.0_78.0

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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: June 11 2023 to June 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.2 °C

Event center: 69.5°N 339.5°E

Area affected: 301881 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_2023-Jun-11_to_2023-Jun-17_339.5_69.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 21 2023 to April 26 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.6 °C

Event center: 73.0°N 302.5°E

Area affected: 132257 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_2023-Apr-21_to_2023-Apr-26_302.5_73.0