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: September 10 2010 to September 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.5 °C

Event center: 73.0°N 334.0°E

Area affected: 126080 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-Sep-10_to_2010-Sep-15_334.0_73.0

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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: August 27 2010 to September 02 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.8 °C

Event center: 74.5°N 302.5°E

Area affected: 80543 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-Aug-27_to_2010-Sep-02_302.5_74.5

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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 07 2010 to August 10 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.0 °C

Event center: 74.0°N 324.0°E

Area affected: 57640 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-Aug-07_to_2010-Aug-10_324.0_74.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Greenland

Duration: 11 days

Time span: August 02 2010 to August 12 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.4 °C

Event center: 68.5°N 337.5°E

Area affected: 205266 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-Aug-02_to_2010-Aug-12_337.5_68.5

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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: July 13 2010 to July 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.2 °C

Event center: 77.0°N 343.5°E

Area affected: 56530 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-13_to_2010-Jul-17_343.5_77.0

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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: June 18 2010 to June 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.3 °C

Event center: 77.0°N 309.0°E

Area affected: 67258 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-Jun-18_to_2010-Jun-20_309.0_77.0

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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: June 18 2010 to June 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.3 °C

Event center: 73.5°N 328.0°E

Area affected: 83080 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-Jun-18_to_2010-Jun-20_328.0_73.5