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: 10 days

Time span: March 30 2021 to April 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 104.0°E

Area affected: 290169 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-30_to_2021-Apr-08_104.0_-0.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: February 23 2021 to March 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -2.0°S 110.5°E

Area affected: 321141 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-Feb-23_to_2021-Mar-03_110.5_-2.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: February 04 2021 to February 15 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -2.5°S 111.0°E

Area affected: 240957 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-Feb-04_to_2021-Feb-15_111.0_-2.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 23 2020 to December 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: 2.0°N 110.0°E

Area affected: 64878 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-23_to_2020-Dec-29_110.0_2.0

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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: October 25 2020 to November 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.2 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 101.5°E

Area affected: 289934 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-25_to_2020-Nov-02_101.5_3.0

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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: October 04 2020 to October 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -1.0°S 109.0°E

Area affected: 160713 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-04_to_2020-Oct-08_109.0_-1.0