Category: Heat waves affecting Iceland

1 heat waves identified in Iceland since 2020

Heat wave occuring from July 16 2010 to July 21 2010 at 63.5°N 340.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Iceland

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 16 2010 to July 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 12.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: 63.5°N 340.0°E

Area affected: 101937 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-16_to_2010-Jul-21_340.0_63.5

Heat wave occuring from April 27 2010 to August 05 2010 at 61.0°N 318.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Belarus
  • Canada
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Norway
  • Russian Federation
  • Sweden
  • Ukraine
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 101 days

Time span: April 27 2010 to August 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.0 °C

Event center: 61.0°N 318.0°E

Area affected: 23412526 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-Apr-27_to_2010-Aug-05_318.0_61.0

Heat wave occuring from April 08 2010 to April 14 2010 at 66.5°N 334.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • Iceland

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 08 2010 to April 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: 66.5°N 334.0°E

Area affected: 662289 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-Apr-08_to_2010-Apr-14_334.0_66.5

Heat wave occuring from March 02 2010 to March 16 2010 at 57.5°N 325.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • Greenland
  • Iceland

Duration: 15 days

Time span: March 02 2010 to March 16 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 2.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: 57.5°N 325.5°E

Area affected: 3797290 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-Mar-02_to_2010-Mar-16_325.5_57.5

Heat wave occuring from January 24 2010 to March 01 2010 at 66.0°N 301.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Canada
  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • United States

Duration: 37 days

Time span: January 24 2010 to March 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: -9.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 27.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 15.1 °C

Event center: 66.0°N 301.0°E

Area affected: 13745140 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-Jan-24_to_2010-Mar-01_301.0_66.0