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: 4 days

Time span: March 02 2012 to March 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 151.5°E

Area affected: 73938 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-Mar-02_to_2012-Mar-05_151.5_-4.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 19 2012 to February 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 55461 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-Feb-19_to_2012-Feb-22_143.5_-4.5

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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: January 30 2012 to February 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -7.0°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 257590 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-Jan-30_to_2012-Feb-06_147.5_-7.0

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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: November 26 2011 to December 04 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -1.0°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 636206 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-Nov-26_to_2011-Dec-04_154.0_-1.0

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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: October 23 2011 to October 29 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -1.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 225606 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-Oct-23_to_2011-Oct-29_146.0_-1.0

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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: September 13 2011 to September 17 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 117064 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-Sep-13_to_2011-Sep-17_146.5_-5.0