Category: Extremes affecting Solomon Islands

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 22 2026 to April 29 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 167.0°E

Area affected: 422404 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme 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.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-22_to_2026-Apr-29_167.0_-8.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 11 days

Time span: April 01 2026 to April 11 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 156.5°E

Area affected: 236587 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme 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.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Apr-01_to_2026-Apr-11_156.5_-6.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 19 2025 to November 23 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 158.0°E

Area affected: 92025 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme 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.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2025-Nov-19_to_2025-Nov-23_158.0_-7.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 05 2024 to October 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 67427 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme 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.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-Oct-05_to_2024-Oct-08_154.5_-6.5

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 10 days

Time span: May 09 2024 to May 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 164.0°E

Area affected: 191390 km$^2$

Fig. 1: Map of most extreme 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.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2024-May-09_to_2024-May-18_164.0_-10.0