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: 8 days

Time span: February 25 2021 to March 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: 18.5°N 81.5°E

Area affected: 93525 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-Feb-25_to_2021-Mar-04_81.5_18.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 04 2021 to February 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: 16.0°N 94.0°E

Area affected: 116332 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-Feb-04_to_2021-Feb-07_94.0_16.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 12 days

Time span: January 30 2021 to February 10 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 73.5°E

Area affected: 887169 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-Jan-30_to_2021-Feb-10_73.5_15.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 26 2021 to February 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: 15.0°N 81.5°E

Area affected: 306484 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-Jan-26_to_2021-Feb-02_81.5_15.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 24 2021 to January 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: 10.0°N 71.5°E

Area affected: 100211 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-Jan-24_to_2021-Jan-27_71.5_10.0

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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: December 16 2020 to December 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 74.5°E

Area affected: 50952 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_2020-Dec-16_to_2020-Dec-20_74.5_13.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 10 days

Time span: December 11 2020 to December 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: 14.0°N 82.0°E

Area affected: 851044 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_2020-Dec-11_to_2020-Dec-20_82.0_14.0

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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: December 06 2020 to December 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 76.5°E

Area affected: 85697 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_2020-Dec-06_to_2020-Dec-12_76.5_8.0