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Event type: Heat wave
Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):
- Korea, Republic of
Duration: 19 days
Time span: May 09 2024 to May 27 2024
Statistics over entire affected area:
- Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
- Mean temperature: 17.0 °C
- Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
- Maximum temperature: 18.6 °C
Event center: 34.5°N 125.0°E
Area affected: 58604 km$^2$
Fig. 1: Map of most extreme 5-day mean 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.