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: 12 days

Time span: April 28 2020 to May 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 35.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 37.7 °C

Event center: 21.5°N 75.0°E

Area affected: 153324 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-Apr-28_to_2020-May-09_75.0_21.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 14 days

Time span: April 10 2020 to April 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: 9.0°N 77.0°E

Area affected: 72958 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-Apr-10_to_2020-Apr-23_77.0_9.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 02 2020 to April 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: 8.0°N 93.0°E

Area affected: 70472 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-Apr-02_to_2020-Apr-04_93.0_8.0

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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: March 28 2020 to April 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.3 °C

Event center: 13.0°N 75.5°E

Area affected: 90849 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-Mar-28_to_2020-Apr-05_75.5_13.0

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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: March 26 2020 to April 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.2 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 85.5°E

Area affected: 158376 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-Mar-26_to_2020-Apr-03_85.5_19.5