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: 9 days

Time span: March 14 2021 to March 22 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 41.5°E

Area affected: 179948 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_2021-Mar-14_to_2021-Mar-22_41.5_-26.5

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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: March 03 2021 to March 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 49.5°E

Area affected: 210574 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_2021-Mar-03_to_2021-Mar-08_49.5_-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: December 31 2020 to January 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 46.0°E

Area affected: 62596 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_2020-Dec-31_to_2021-Jan-06_46.0_-15.5

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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 21 2020 to December 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 47.0°E

Area affected: 557215 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_2020-Dec-21_to_2020-Dec-30_47.0_-11.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 21 days

Time span: November 18 2020 to December 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.2 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 46.0°E

Area affected: 497767 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_2020-Nov-18_to_2020-Dec-08_46.0_-22.0

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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: October 18 2020 to October 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 45.5°E

Area affected: 64086 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_2020-Oct-18_to_2020-Oct-25_45.5_-18.0

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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: September 08 2020 to September 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 43.5°E

Area affected: 299170 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_2020-Sep-08_to_2020-Sep-18_43.5_-22.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Madagascar

Duration: 19 days

Time span: August 16 2020 to September 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 45.0°E

Area affected: 431667 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_2020-Aug-16_to_2020-Sep-03_45.0_-22.0