Category: Heat waves affecting Lesotho

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Lesotho
• South Africa

Duration: 6 days

Time span: March 28 2011 to April 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.4 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 30.5°E

Area affected: 140530 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-Mar-28_to_2011-Apr-02_30.5_-30.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Lesotho
• South Africa

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 30 2010 to September 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.8 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 28.0°E

Area affected: 93096 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-Aug-30_to_2010-Sep-01_28.0_-31.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Lesotho
• South Africa

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 13 2010 to May 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.8 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 25.0°E

Area affected: 84877 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-May-13_to_2010-May-17_25.0_-27.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Lesotho
• South Africa

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 12 2010 to April 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.7 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 29.0°E

Area affected: 159692 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-Apr-12_to_2010-Apr-17_29.0_-29.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Lesotho
• South Africa

Duration: 6 days

Time span: February 06 2010 to February 11 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: -34.5°S 25.5°E

Area affected: 178026 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-Feb-06_to_2010-Feb-11_25.5_-34.5