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: 4 days

Time span: June 25 2010 to June 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 268.5°E

Area affected: 70729 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-Jun-25_to_2010-Jun-28_268.5_32.5

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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: June 05 2010 to June 09 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.6 °C

Event center: 32.5°N 264.5°E

Area affected: 113642 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-Jun-05_to_2010-Jun-09_264.5_32.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 31 2010 to June 08 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: 39.5°N 284.5°E

Area affected: 608236 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-May-31_to_2010-Jun-08_284.5_39.5

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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: May 27 2010 to May 29 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: 44.0°N 259.5°E

Area affected: 73313 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-May-27_to_2010-May-29_259.5_44.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 15 days

Time span: May 19 2010 to June 02 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.2 °C

Event center: 29.0°N 267.0°E

Area affected: 689903 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-May-19_to_2010-Jun-02_267.0_29.0

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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: May 18 2010 to May 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.8 °C

Event center: 64.0°N 200.5°E

Area affected: 50385 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-May-18_to_2010-May-22_200.5_64.0