Category: Heat waves affecting Palau

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Palau

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 23 2012 to September 27 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: 9.5°N 139.5°E

Area affected: 618406 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_2012-Sep-23_to_2012-Sep-27_139.5_9.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Palau

Duration: 3 days

Time span: January 07 2011 to January 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: 8.5°N 135.5°E

Area affected: 58158 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-Jan-07_to_2011-Jan-09_135.5_8.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Palau

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 16 2010 to May 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: 8.5°N 134.0°E

Area affected: 70345 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-May-16_to_2010-May-21_134.0_8.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Palau

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 03 2010 to January 06 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 8.5°N 135.5°E

Area affected: 103909 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-Jan-03_to_2010-Jan-06_135.5_8.5