Category: Heat waves affecting Seychelles

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Seychelles

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 27 2024 to February 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 52.0°E

Area affected: 82804 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-Feb-27_to_2024-Feb-29_52.0_-7.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Seychelles

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 30 2023 to December 04 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 52.0°E

Area affected: 113511 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-30_to_2023-Dec-04_52.0_-5.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Seychelles

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 21 2023 to April 26 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 55.5°E

Area affected: 221201 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-Apr-21_to_2023-Apr-26_55.5_-7.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Seychelles

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 21 2022 to December 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 48.5°E

Area affected: 104096 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-21_to_2022-Dec-26_48.5_-8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Seychelles

Duration: 10 days

Time span: March 17 2022 to March 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 56.0°E

Area affected: 413543 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-Mar-17_to_2022-Mar-26_56.0_-9.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Seychelles

Duration: 6 days

Time span: November 30 2021 to December 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.0 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 57.5°E

Area affected: 113895 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-Nov-30_to_2021-Dec-05_57.5_-4.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Seychelles

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 21 2021 to November 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 55.0°E

Area affected: 335469 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-Nov-21_to_2021-Nov-27_55.0_-6.0