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: 3 days

Time span: August 06 2011 to August 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 103308 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-Aug-06_to_2011-Aug-08_154.5_-10.5

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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: May 07 2011 to May 11 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 52060 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-May-07_to_2011-May-11_152.5_-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: 6 days

Time span: March 30 2011 to April 04 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 139022 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-Mar-30_to_2011-Apr-04_147.0_-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: 4 days

Time span: February 28 2011 to March 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 107899 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-Feb-28_to_2011-Mar-03_148.0_-4.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Papua New Guinea

Duration: 15 days

Time span: February 12 2011 to February 26 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 907062 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-Feb-12_to_2011-Feb-26_154.0_-3.0

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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: January 20 2011 to January 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 153.0°E

Area affected: 166581 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-20_to_2011-Jan-24_153.0_-4.5