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: 4 days

Time span: November 06 2010 to November 09 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 158.5°E

Area affected: 94846 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_2010-Nov-06_to_2010-Nov-09_158.5_-8.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 28 2010 to August 02 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 159.5°E

Area affected: 140201 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_2010-Jul-28_to_2010-Aug-02_159.5_-9.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 11 2010 to March 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 160.5°E

Area affected: 79020 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_2010-Mar-11_to_2010-Mar-17_160.5_-10.0

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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: July 27 2026 to July 30 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 161.0°E

Area affected: 88765 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-Jul-27_to_2026-Jul-30_161.0_-8.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 23 2026 to June 29 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 160.0°E

Area affected: 218063 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-Jun-23_to_2026-Jun-29_160.0_-8.0

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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: June 09 2026 to June 12 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 162.5°E

Area affected: 75931 km$^2$

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jun-09_to_2026-Jun-12_162.5_-12.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 17 days

Time span: May 05 2026 to May 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 160.0°E

Area affected: 76224 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-May-05_to_2026-May-21_160.0_-9.5