Category: Heat waves affecting India

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 24 days

Time span: February 09 2010 to March 04 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.0 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 77.0°E

Area affected: 1283773 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-Feb-09_to_2010-Mar-04_77.0_11.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 9 days

Time span: January 14 2010 to January 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: 11.5°N 73.5°E

Area affected: 1411420 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-14_to_2010-Jan-22_73.5_11.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 06 2010 to January 12 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: 20.0°N 71.5°E

Area affected: 185669 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-06_to_2010-Jan-12_71.5_20.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 01 2010 to January 06 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: 10.5°N 72.5°E

Area affected: 273979 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-01_to_2010-Jan-06_72.5_10.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 05 2026 to August 09 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.5 °C

Event center: 25.0°N 74.0°E

Area affected: 56263 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_2026-Aug-05_to_2026-Aug-09_74.0_25.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 31 2026 to August 06 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.4 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 81.5°E

Area affected: 171876 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_2026-Jul-31_to_2026-Aug-06_81.5_19.5