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: 13 days

Time span: October 08 2020 to October 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.7 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 265.0°E

Area affected: 93719 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-08_to_2020-Oct-20_265.0_16.5

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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: October 08 2020 to October 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: 21.0°N 259.0°E

Area affected: 94362 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-08_to_2020-Oct-15_259.0_21.0

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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: August 18 2020 to August 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: 24.5°N 262.5°E

Area affected: 114568 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-18_to_2020-Aug-23_262.5_24.5

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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: August 14 2020 to August 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: 20.5°N 274.5°E

Area affected: 153005 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-14_to_2020-Aug-19_274.5_20.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Mexico

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 15 2020 to June 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: 16.5°N 263.5°E

Area affected: 67823 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-Jun-15_to_2020-Jun-23_263.5_16.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Mexico

Duration: 12 days

Time span: June 02 2020 to June 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.1 °C

Event center: 19.0°N 261.5°E

Area affected: 110321 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-Jun-02_to_2020-Jun-13_261.5_19.0