Category: Heat waves affecting New Zealand

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 4 days

Time span: September 20 2020 to September 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.0 °C

Event center: -46.5°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 65706 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-Sep-20_to_2020-Sep-23_168.5_-46.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 3 days

Time span: September 03 2020 to September 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.5 °C

Event center: -48.5°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 64166 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-Sep-03_to_2020-Sep-05_168.5_-48.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 28 2020 to September 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.6 °C

Event center: -42.0°S 186.0°E

Area affected: 1216185 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-28_to_2020-Sep-02_186.0_-42.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 04 2020 to July 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.8 °C

Event center: -46.5°S 175.5°E

Area affected: 156159 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-Jul-04_to_2020-Jul-06_175.5_-46.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 26 2020 to June 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.9 °C

Event center: -48.0°S 182.0°E

Area affected: 468530 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-26_to_2020-Jun-30_182.0_-48.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 17 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.5 °C

Event center: -39.5°S 177.5°E

Area affected: 61833 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-17_to_2020-Jun-22_177.5_-39.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 15 2020 to June 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: -44.5°S 178.5°E

Area affected: 794049 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-21_178.5_-44.5