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: 3 days

Time span: August 19 2012 to August 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: -48.5°S 68.0°E

Area affected: 316012 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_2012-Aug-19_to_2012-Aug-21_68.0_-48.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• French Southern Territories

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 08 2012 to April 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.4 °C

Event center: -47.5°S 57.5°E

Area affected: 1428519 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_2012-Apr-08_to_2012-Apr-12_57.5_-47.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• French Southern Territories

Duration: 6 days

Time span: February 22 2012 to February 27 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.6 °C

Event center: -49.0°S 75.0°E

Area affected: 2139214 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_2012-Feb-22_to_2012-Feb-27_75.0_-49.0

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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: December 31 2011 to January 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.2 °C

Event center: -50.5°S 77.0°E

Area affected: 3642401 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_2011-Dec-31_to_2012-Jan-08_77.0_-50.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• French Southern Territories

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 04 2011 to December 14 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.0 °C

Event center: -41.5°S 77.0°E

Area affected: 2210314 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_2011-Dec-04_to_2011-Dec-14_77.0_-41.5

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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: June 24 2026 to July 02 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.7 °C

Event center: -52.0°S 80.0°E

Area affected: 3573353 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-24_to_2026-Jul-02_80.0_-52.0