Category: Heat waves affecting Malaysia

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 13 2012 to June 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 103.0°E

Area affected: 55634 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_2012-Jun-13_to_2012-Jun-17_103.0_1.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: January 13 2012 to January 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: 3.5°N 113.0°E

Area affected: 249862 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_2012-Jan-13_to_2012-Jan-21_113.0_3.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 30 2011 to January 04 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 109.0°E

Area affected: 290478 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-30_to_2012-Jan-04_109.0_-0.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 18 2011 to December 23 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: 5.5°N 118.5°E

Area affected: 61561 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-18_to_2011-Dec-23_118.5_5.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 24 2011 to November 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: 0.0°N 114.0°E

Area affected: 250227 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-24_to_2011-Nov-27_114.0_0.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: November 07 2011 to November 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 2.0°N 111.0°E

Area affected: 188428 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-07_to_2011-Nov-12_111.0_2.0