Heat waves affecting New Caledonia – Page 2 – Weather Extremes Archive

Heat wave occuring from December 05 2010 to March 02 2011 at -34.0°S 191.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Australia
New Caledonia
New Zealand

Duration: 88 days

Time span: December 05 2010 to March 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: -34.0°S 191.5°E

Area affected: 21199871 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-Dec-05_to_2011-Mar-02_191.5_-34.0

Heat wave occuring from October 23 2010 to November 09 2010 at -20.0°S 163.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

Fiji
New Caledonia
Vanuatu

Duration: 18 days

Time span: October 23 2010 to November 09 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 163.5°E

Area affected: 3247129 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-Oct-23_to_2010-Nov-09_163.5_-20.0

Heat wave occuring from October 09 2010 to October 28 2010 at -37.0°S 198.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

New Caledonia
Vanuatu

Duration: 20 days

Time span: October 09 2010 to October 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: -37.0°S 198.0°E

Area affected: 11790735 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-Oct-09_to_2010-Oct-28_198.0_-37.0

Heat wave occuring from July 16 2026 to July 20 2026 at -22.0°S 168.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

New Caledonia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 16 2026 to July 20 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
Maximum temperature: 24.9 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 316653 km$^2$

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

Event ID: Heat_wave_2026-Jul-16_to_2026-Jul-20_168.5_-22.0