Category: Heat waves affecting Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 26 2023 to November 29 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.7 °C

Event center: 79.0°N 12.5°E

Area affected: 198457 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-Nov-26_to_2023-Nov-29_12.5_79.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 11 2023 to June 16 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.9 °C

Event center: 81.0°N 23.5°E

Area affected: 119953 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-Jun-11_to_2023-Jun-16_23.5_81.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 28 2022 to October 31 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.6 °C

Event center: 82.0°N 20.5°E

Area affected: 87148 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_2022-Oct-28_to_2022-Oct-31_20.5_82.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Duration: 5 days

Time span: August 31 2022 to September 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.0 °C

Event center: 80.0°N 17.5°E

Area affected: 381485 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_2022-Aug-31_to_2022-Sep-04_17.5_80.0