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: 9 days

Time span: December 11 2023 to December 19 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 148.5°E

Area affected: 230006 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_2023-Dec-11_to_2023-Dec-19_148.5_-8.0

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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: October 17 2023 to October 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 118674 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_2023-Oct-17_to_2023-Oct-20_154.5_-10.0

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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: September 28 2023 to October 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 101332 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_2023-Sep-28_to_2023-Oct-05_147.0_-8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 13 days

Time span: September 11 2023 to September 23 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 388781 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_2023-Sep-11_to_2023-Sep-23_146.0_-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: May 25 2023 to June 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 202561 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_2023-May-25_to_2023-Jun-01_152.5_-5.5

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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: April 12 2023 to April 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 73663 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_2023-Apr-12_to_2023-Apr-17_146.0_-5.0

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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 12 2023 to April 14 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 92640 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_2023-Apr-12_to_2023-Apr-14_147.0_-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: 6 days

Time span: April 02 2023 to April 07 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 75742 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_2023-Apr-02_to_2023-Apr-07_149.5_-11.0