Category: Heat waves affecting Portugal

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Portugal
• Spain

Duration: 6 days

Time span: February 22 2011 to February 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.1 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 353.0°E

Area affected: 123961 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-22_to_2011-Feb-27_353.0_37.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Portugal
• Spain

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 12 2010 to September 16 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: 41.0°N 351.0°E

Area affected: 189318 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-12_to_2010-Sep-16_351.0_41.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Portugal
• Spain

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 24 2010 to July 31 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.3 °C

Event center: 41.5°N 351.5°E

Area affected: 199351 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-24_to_2010-Jul-31_351.5_41.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Portugal
• Spain

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 03 2010 to July 08 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.1 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 351.5°E

Area affected: 261311 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-03_to_2010-Jul-08_351.5_38.5