Category: Heat waves affecting Iceland

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Iceland

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 31 2023 to April 04 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.7 °C

Event center: 66.0°N 342.5°E

Area affected: 71927 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-Mar-31_to_2023-Apr-04_342.5_66.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Iceland

Duration: 12 days

Time span: June 09 2022 to June 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.5 °C

Event center: 62.5°N 345.5°E

Area affected: 225501 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_2022-Jun-09_to_2022-Jun-20_345.5_62.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Iceland

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 27 2022 to May 31 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.0 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 341.0°E

Area affected: 112719 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_2022-May-27_to_2022-May-31_341.0_64.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Iceland

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 20 2022 to April 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.7 °C

Event center: 66.0°N 334.0°E

Area affected: 130488 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_2022-Apr-20_to_2022-Apr-24_334.0_66.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Iceland

Duration: 10 days

Time span: July 17 2021 to July 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.0 °C

Event center: 65.0°N 345.0°E

Area affected: 114787 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-Jul-17_to_2021-Jul-26_345.0_65.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Iceland

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 26 2021 to July 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.7 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 342.0°E

Area affected: 71871 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-Jun-26_to_2021-Jul-03_342.0_64.0