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Event type: Heat wave
Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):
- Australia
Duration: 14 days
Time span: April 20 2026 to May 03 2026
Statistics over entire affected area:
- Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
- Mean temperature: 16.1 °C
- Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
- Maximum temperature: 25.9 °C
Event center: -45.5°S 147.5°E
Area affected: 3800949 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-20_to_2026-May-03_147.5_-45.5