Category: Heat waves affecting Mexico

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Mexico

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 02 2022 to February 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.6 °C

Event center: 20.0°N 273.0°E

Area affected: 111234 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-Feb-02_to_2022-Feb-04_273.0_20.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Mexico

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 28 2022 to February 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.6 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 247.5°E

Area affected: 151188 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-Jan-28_to_2022-Feb-01_247.5_19.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Mexico

Duration: 11 days

Time span: January 09 2022 to January 19 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: 27.0°N 250.5°E

Area affected: 288235 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-Jan-09_to_2022-Jan-19_250.5_27.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Mexico

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 05 2022 to January 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: 21.0°N 265.0°E

Area affected: 615119 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-Jan-05_to_2022-Jan-10_265.0_21.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Mexico

Duration: 8 days

Time span: January 02 2022 to January 09 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.3 °C

Event center: 19.5°N 260.0°E

Area affected: 63891 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-Jan-02_to_2022-Jan-09_260.0_19.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Mexico

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 14 2021 to December 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.8 °C

Event center: 22.0°N 251.0°E

Area affected: 185162 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-Dec-14_to_2021-Dec-21_251.0_22.0