Category: Heat waves affecting Papua New Guinea

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 13 2025 to April 20 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 70932 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-Apr-13_to_2025-Apr-20_146.5_-3.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 02 2025 to April 10 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 367323 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-Apr-02_to_2025-Apr-10_145.0_-0.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 04 2024 to November 10 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 151426 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-Nov-04_to_2024-Nov-10_154.5_-11.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 01 2024 to November 05 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 52034 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-Nov-01_to_2024-Nov-05_148.0_-7.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 6 days

Time span: November 01 2024 to November 06 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 73308 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-Nov-01_to_2024-Nov-06_143.5_-7.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 26 2024 to August 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 108072 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-26_to_2024-Aug-28_150.0_-3.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 07 2024 to April 09 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 83444 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-Apr-07_to_2024-Apr-09_150.0_-0.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 17 days

Time span: February 14 2024 to March 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 155.5°E

Area affected: 261979 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-Feb-14_to_2024-Mar-01_155.5_-6.0