Category: Heat waves affecting Italy

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Italy

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 15 2024 to May 20 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.5 °C

Event center: 37.0°N 14.5°E

Area affected: 77029 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_2024-May-15_to_2024-May-20_14.5_37.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Italy

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 28 2024 to April 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.0 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 13.0°E

Area affected: 56176 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_2024-Apr-28_to_2024-Apr-30_13.0_41.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Italy

Duration: 6 days

Time span: November 19 2023 to November 24 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.5 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 15.5°E

Area affected: 149279 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-Nov-19_to_2023-Nov-24_15.5_40.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Italy

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 14 2022 to March 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.3 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 8.0°E

Area affected: 70492 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_2022-Mar-14_to_2022-Mar-17_8.0_40.5