Category: Heat waves affecting Fiji

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Fiji

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 01 2022 to May 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 176.0°E

Area affected: 53091 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-May-01_to_2022-May-05_176.0_-17.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Fiji

Duration: 10 days

Time span: February 17 2022 to February 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 172.0°E

Area affected: 678120 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-Feb-17_to_2022-Feb-26_172.0_-18.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Fiji

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 13 2021 to June 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 173.5°E

Area affected: 786606 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-13_to_2021-Jun-21_173.5_-22.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Fiji

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 20 2021 to April 23 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.0 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 174.0°E

Area affected: 113821 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-Apr-20_to_2021-Apr-23_174.0_-17.5