Category: Heat waves affecting United States

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 30 2012 to February 03 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.2 °C

Event center: 46.5°N 266.5°E

Area affected: 62780 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_2012-Jan-30_to_2012-Feb-03_266.5_46.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 5 days

Time span: January 18 2012 to January 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.0 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 251.5°E

Area affected: 571913 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_2012-Jan-18_to_2012-Jan-22_251.5_40.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 29 2011 to December 31 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.7 °C

Event center: 40.5°N 253.0°E

Area affected: 62240 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-Dec-29_to_2011-Dec-31_253.0_40.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 20 2011 to December 23 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.7 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 281.5°E

Area affected: 468317 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-Dec-20_to_2011-Dec-23_281.5_38.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 09 2011 to December 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 14.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.3 °C

Event center: 69.0°N 208.0°E

Area affected: 62784 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-Dec-09_to_2011-Dec-12_208.0_69.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 7 days

Time span: December 08 2011 to December 14 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.0 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 205.0°E

Area affected: 170995 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-Dec-08_to_2011-Dec-14_205.0_64.0