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: 8 days

Time span: April 29 2011 to May 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.6 °C

Event center: -43.0°S 171.0°E

Area affected: 83699 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_2011-Apr-29_to_2011-May-06_171.0_-43.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• New Zealand

Duration: 10 days

Time span: November 24 2010 to December 03 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.8 °C

Event center: -43.5°S 170.5°E

Area affected: 102964 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_2010-Nov-24_to_2010-Dec-03_170.5_-43.5

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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: September 11 2010 to September 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.2 °C

Event center: -49.0°S 190.0°E

Area affected: 144137 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_2010-Sep-11_to_2010-Sep-17_190.0_-49.0

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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: April 25 2010 to April 29 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: -44.0°S 174.0°E

Area affected: 71408 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_2010-Apr-25_to_2010-Apr-29_174.0_-44.0