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: 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

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 4 days

Time span: June 18 2011 to June 21 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.9 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 45.5°E

Area affected: 104602 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-18_to_2011-Jun-21_45.5_-14.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 15 2011 to June 22 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.1 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 48.5°E

Area affected: 119328 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-Jun-22_48.5_-22.0

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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: May 16 2011 to May 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.8 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 48.5°E

Area affected: 201624 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-16_to_2011-May-20_48.5_-24.0

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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: April 19 2011 to May 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 47.5°E

Area affected: 148527 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-Apr-19_to_2011-May-02_47.5_-17.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 38 days

Time span: March 26 2011 to May 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 65.0°E

Area affected: 4268386 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-26_to_2011-May-02_65.0_-27.0