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: 11 days

Time span: November 07 2010 to November 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 149.0°E

Area affected: 758825 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-Nov-07_to_2010-Nov-17_149.0_-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: 13 days

Time span: October 21 2010 to November 02 2010

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: 1.0°N 144.5°E

Area affected: 617769 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-Oct-21_to_2010-Nov-02_144.5_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 03 2010 to October 09 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 151.0°E

Area affected: 151132 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-Oct-03_to_2010-Oct-09_151.0_-6.0

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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: September 25 2010 to October 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 153.0°E

Area affected: 190496 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-Sep-25_to_2010-Oct-01_153.0_-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: 6 days

Time span: August 04 2010 to August 09 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 58510 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-Aug-04_to_2010-Aug-09_147.0_-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: 18 days

Time span: July 14 2010 to July 31 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 1635742 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-Jul-14_to_2010-Jul-31_154.5_-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: 4 days

Time span: July 14 2010 to July 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 101771 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-Jul-14_to_2010-Jul-17_150.5_-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: 4 days

Time span: April 25 2010 to April 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -2.0°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 80298 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-Apr-25_to_2010-Apr-28_142.5_-2.0

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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: April 22 2010 to April 30 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 61497 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-Apr-22_to_2010-Apr-30_152.0_-5.0