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Event type: Heat wave
Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):
- Bahamas
- United States
Duration: 4 days
Time span: April 30 2026 to May 03 2026
Statistics over entire affected area:
- Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
- Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
- Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
- Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C
Event center: 25.0°N 282.0°E
Area affected: 401786 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-30_to_2026-May-03_282.0_25.0