Category: Heat waves affecting Christmas Island

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Christmas Island

Duration: 18 days

Time span: December 30 2025 to January 16 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 98.5°E

Area affected: 1676700 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-Dec-30_to_2026-Jan-16_98.5_-14.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Christmas Island

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 19 2024 to August 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.5 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 105.0°E

Area affected: 57614 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-Aug-19_to_2024-Aug-22_105.0_-11.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Christmas Island

Duration: 11 days

Time span: November 15 2023 to November 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 102.0°E

Area affected: 320664 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_2023-Nov-15_to_2023-Nov-25_102.0_-10.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Christmas Island

Duration: 7 days

Time span: October 06 2022 to October 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.8 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 104.5°E

Area affected: 169590 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_2022-Oct-06_to_2022-Oct-12_104.5_-11.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Christmas Island

Duration: 7 days

Time span: August 26 2021 to September 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.7 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 108.0°E

Area affected: 248762 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_2021-Aug-26_to_2021-Sep-01_108.0_-10.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Christmas Island

Duration: 10 days

Time span: June 10 2021 to June 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 104.0°E

Area affected: 274079 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_2021-Jun-10_to_2021-Jun-19_104.0_-9.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Christmas Island

Duration: 21 days

Time span: May 29 2021 to June 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 104.5°E

Area affected: 847575 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_2021-May-29_to_2021-Jun-18_104.5_-13.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Christmas Island

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 26 2021 to May 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 103.0°E

Area affected: 139470 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_2021-May-26_to_2021-May-29_103.0_-11.0