Category: Heat waves affecting Japan

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Japan

Duration: 17 days

Time span: June 15 2011 to July 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.9 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 133.5°E

Area affected: 974760 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-Jun-15_to_2011-Jul-01_133.5_34.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Japan

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 07 2011 to May 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.4 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 131.5°E

Area affected: 135136 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-May-07_to_2011-May-12_131.5_32.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Japan

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 20 2010 to December 23 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.0 °C

Event center: 35.5°N 140.0°E

Area affected: 64607 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_2010-Dec-20_to_2010-Dec-23_140.0_35.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Japan

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 17 2010 to October 24 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.7 °C

Event center: 34.0°N 130.5°E

Area affected: 79126 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_2010-Oct-17_to_2010-Oct-24_130.5_34.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Japan

Duration: 7 days

Time span: October 07 2010 to October 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 138.0°E

Area affected: 258673 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_2010-Oct-07_to_2010-Oct-13_138.0_41.5