Table 1 Information and forecast periods of the six HW events

From: Skillful subseasonal ensemble predictions of heat wave onsets through better representation of land surface uncertainties

HWs

Initialization time

End time

HW1

24 June 1988

17 July 1988

HW2

3 July 2003

26 July 2003

HW3

20 July 2010

12 August 2010

HW4

15 July 2013

07 August 2013

HW5

02 July 2016

25 July 2016

HW6

12 July 2022

04 August 2022