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Event type: Heat wave
Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- Greenland
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Russian Federation
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
Duration: 29 days
Time span: April 05 2026 to May 03 2026
Statistics over entire affected area:
- Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
- Mean temperature: 0.3 °C
- Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.0 °C
- Maximum temperature: 14.6 °C
Event center: 72.5°N 25.5°W
Area affected: 9690083 km$^2$
Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.
Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.
Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-05_to_2026-May-03_334.5_72.5