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: 11 days

Time span: October 16 2023 to October 26 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: 6.5°N 92.5°E

Area affected: 581092 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-Oct-16_to_2023-Oct-26_92.5_6.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• India

Duration: 21 days

Time span: September 06 2023 to September 26 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.5 °C

Event center: 13.5°N 77.5°E

Area affected: 650675 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-Sep-06_to_2023-Sep-26_77.5_13.5

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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: April 24 2023 to May 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.2 °C

Event center: 12.5°N 92.5°E

Area affected: 112206 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-Apr-24_to_2023-May-01_92.5_12.5

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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: February 07 2023 to February 14 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 81.0°E

Area affected: 70855 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-Feb-07_to_2023-Feb-14_81.0_16.5