Category: Heat waves affecting French Southern Territories

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• French Southern Territories

Duration: 8 days

Time span: September 15 2024 to September 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: -51.5°S 69.5°E

Area affected: 3624630 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-Sep-15_to_2024-Sep-22_69.5_-51.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• French Southern Territories

Duration: 9 days

Time span: September 13 2023 to September 21 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.8 °C

Event center: -49.5°S 70.5°E

Area affected: 5172828 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-Sep-13_to_2023-Sep-21_70.5_-49.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• French Southern Territories

Duration: 20 days

Time span: March 20 2023 to April 08 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.4 °C

Event center: -52.5°S 87.5°E

Area affected: 5200671 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-Mar-20_to_2023-Apr-08_87.5_-52.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• French Southern Territories

Duration: 31 days

Time span: February 22 2023 to March 24 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 81.5°E

Area affected: 10647469 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-Feb-22_to_2023-Mar-24_81.5_-21.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• French Southern Territories

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 22 2022 to December 29 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.1 °C

Event center: -47.5°S 40.5°E

Area affected: 3460870 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-Dec-22_to_2022-Dec-29_40.5_-47.5