Category: Heat waves affecting Mongolia

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China
• Mongolia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 10 2025 to January 13 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.6 °C

Event center: 42.0°N 102.0°E

Area affected: 90404 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_2025-Jan-10_to_2025-Jan-13_102.0_42.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China
• Mongolia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 27 2024 to August 31 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 104.5°E

Area affected: 157665 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_2024-Aug-27_to_2024-Aug-31_104.5_42.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China
• Mongolia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 04 2024 to August 07 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 34.1 °C

Event center: 46.0°N 101.5°E

Area affected: 120722 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_2024-Aug-04_to_2024-Aug-07_101.5_46.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• China
• Mongolia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 09 2024 to July 15 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: 47.5°N 117.5°E

Area affected: 63181 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_2024-Jul-09_to_2024-Jul-15_117.5_47.5