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: 7 days

Time span: December 09 2011 to December 15 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 15.5°N 74.5°E

Area affected: 142904 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_2011-Dec-09_to_2011-Dec-15_74.5_15.5

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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: November 26 2011 to November 29 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.3 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 81.0°E

Area affected: 64162 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_2011-Nov-26_to_2011-Nov-29_81.0_19.5

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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: November 09 2011 to November 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 75.5°E

Area affected: 230759 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_2011-Nov-09_to_2011-Nov-20_75.5_6.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 11 days

Time span: November 04 2011 to November 14 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: 23.5°N 75.0°E

Area affected: 51032 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_2011-Nov-04_to_2011-Nov-14_75.0_23.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 11 days

Time span: October 14 2011 to October 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.6 °C

Event center: 16.0°N 79.0°E

Area affected: 137212 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_2011-Oct-14_to_2011-Oct-24_79.0_16.0

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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: October 13 2011 to October 19 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: 18.0°N 84.0°E

Area affected: 79206 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_2011-Oct-13_to_2011-Oct-19_84.0_18.0