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: 11 days

Time span: March 02 2023 to March 12 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 50.0°E

Area affected: 413235 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-Mar-02_to_2023-Mar-12_50.0_-13.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 19 2023 to February 21 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 44.5°E

Area affected: 57831 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-Feb-19_to_2023-Feb-21_44.5_-23.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 15 days

Time span: February 16 2023 to March 02 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.8 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 49.5°E

Area affected: 1629443 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-Feb-16_to_2023-Mar-02_49.5_-30.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 27 2023 to February 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 48.5°E

Area affected: 242564 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-Jan-27_to_2023-Feb-01_48.5_-19.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 10 days

Time span: December 07 2022 to December 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.4 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 46.0°E

Area affected: 91989 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-Dec-07_to_2022-Dec-16_46.0_-17.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 7 days

Time span: September 21 2022 to September 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 44.5°E

Area affected: 85291 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-Sep-21_to_2022-Sep-27_44.5_-17.0