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: 3 days

Time span: April 06 2020 to April 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: 38.0°N 256.0°E

Area affected: 84470 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_2020-Apr-06_to_2020-Apr-08_256.0_38.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 6 days

Time span: March 30 2020 to April 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.2 °C

Event center: 62.0°N 184.5°E

Area affected: 599743 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_2020-Mar-30_to_2020-Apr-04_184.5_62.0

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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: March 09 2020 to March 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.7 °C

Event center: 42.5°N 288.5°E

Area affected: 50386 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_2020-Mar-09_to_2020-Mar-11_288.5_42.5

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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: March 06 2020 to March 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 13.1 °C

Event center: 37.5°N 251.0°E

Area affected: 54090 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_2020-Mar-06_to_2020-Mar-08_251.0_37.5

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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: March 06 2020 to March 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.3 °C

Event center: 49.5°N 193.5°E

Area affected: 187207 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_2020-Mar-06_to_2020-Mar-08_193.5_49.5

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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: March 03 2020 to March 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.2 °C

Event center: 28.0°N 274.5°E

Area affected: 86583 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_2020-Mar-03_to_2020-Mar-05_274.5_28.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• United States

Duration: 6 days

Time span: March 02 2020 to March 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.1 °C

Event center: 38.5°N 238.0°E

Area affected: 260260 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_2020-Mar-02_to_2020-Mar-07_238.0_38.5