Extreme heatwave events standard deviation globally 1950-2022, by region

Published by
Bruna Alves,
Feb 16, 2023
Between 1950 and 2022, the heatwave event that struck Alberta in Canada in June 2021 was the most extreme in terms of standard deviation from average temperature conditions. On 30 June 2021, the heatwave event recorded had a standard deviation of 3.4 degrees Celsius.

Standard deviation of the most extreme heatwave events worldwide between 1950 and 2022, by region (in degrees Celsius)

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Release date

May 2022

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1950 to 2022

Special properties

values have been normalized to account for climate change trends so as to include major heatwaves from 1950 to present.

Supplementary notes

Standard deviation is this case is a measure of how much the temperature conditions of a heatwave stray from the average temperature conditions for that particular region.

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