Category: Heat waves affecting Madagascar

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 18 days

Time span: December 28 2011 to January 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 46.5°E

Area affected: 583897 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-Dec-28_to_2012-Jan-14_46.5_-12.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 10 2011 to December 18 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.8 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 45.0°E

Area affected: 170158 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-Dec-10_to_2011-Dec-18_45.0_-20.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 13 days

Time span: November 23 2011 to December 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.3 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 49.5°E

Area affected: 103978 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-Nov-23_to_2011-Dec-05_49.5_-14.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 14 days

Time span: November 22 2011 to December 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.9 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 45.5°E

Area affected: 762155 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-Nov-22_to_2011-Dec-05_45.5_-19.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 12 days

Time span: November 10 2011 to November 21 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.8 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 67.5°E

Area affected: 4033882 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-Nov-10_to_2011-Nov-21_67.5_-30.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 22 2011 to August 26 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.0 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 43.5°E

Area affected: 95632 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-Aug-22_to_2011-Aug-26_43.5_-21.5