Category: Heat waves affecting Italy

Heat wave occuring from October 30 2020 to November 10 2020 at 45.5°N 7.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • France
  • Italy
  • Switzerland

Duration: 12 days

Time span: October 30 2020 to November 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 15.0 °C

Event center: 45.5°N 7.0°E

Area affected: 62787 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-Oct-30_to_2020-Nov-10_7.0_45.5

Heat wave occuring from October 14 2020 to February 13 2021 at 11.5°N 347.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Hungary
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Pakistan
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 123 days

Time span: October 14 2020 to February 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 32.7 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 19.5°E

Area affected: 37333109 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-Oct-14_to_2021-Feb-13_347.5_11.5

Heat wave occuring from August 27 2020 to August 31 2020 at 42.5°N 15.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Croatia
  • Italy

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 27 2020 to August 31 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 15.0°E

Area affected: 109415 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-Aug-27_to_2020-Aug-31_15.0_42.5

Heat wave occuring from August 26 2020 to August 30 2020 at 40.0°N 10.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Italy

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 26 2020 to August 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: 40.0°N 10.0°E

Area affected: 61209 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-Aug-26_to_2020-Aug-30_10.0_40.0

Heat wave occuring from August 11 2020 to August 30 2020 at 31.0°N 356.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Spain
  • Tunisia

Duration: 20 days

Time span: August 11 2020 to August 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 36.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 41.2 °C

Event center: 31.0°N 356.0°E

Area affected: 3073591 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-Aug-11_to_2020-Aug-30_356.0_31.0

Heat wave occuring from July 20 2020 to August 06 2020 at 36.0°N 357.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Italy
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Portugal
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Tunisia

Duration: 18 days

Time span: July 20 2020 to August 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 35.7 °C

Event center: 35.0°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 1904440 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-Jul-20_to_2020-Aug-06_357.0_36.0

Heat wave occuring from April 16 2020 to April 25 2020 at 46.5°N 7.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Austria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Montenegro
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland

Duration: 10 days

Time span: April 16 2020 to April 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.9 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 7.5°E

Area affected: 161788 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-16_to_2020-Apr-25_7.5_46.5

Heat wave occuring from April 05 2020 to April 18 2020 at 48.0°N 358.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Croatia
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russian Federation
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom

Duration: 14 days

Time span: April 05 2020 to April 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.3 °C

Event center: 49.0°N 0.0°E

Area affected: 2461636 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-05_to_2020-Apr-18_358.5_48.0

Heat wave occuring from April 05 2020 to April 21 2020 at 41.5°N 4.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain

Duration: 17 days

Time span: April 05 2020 to April 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 16.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 4.5°E

Area affected: 308113 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-05_to_2020-Apr-21_4.5_41.5

Heat wave occuring from February 22 2020 to March 25 2020 at 44.5°N 47.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Italy
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • North Macedonia
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Sweden
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Duration: 33 days

Time span: February 22 2020 to March 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 23.4 °C

Event center: 44.5°N 47.5°E

Area affected: 17000898 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-Feb-22_to_2020-Mar-25_47.5_44.5