Category: Heat waves affecting Solomon Islands

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 04 2020 to May 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 162.0°E

Area affected: 212853 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_2020-May-04_to_2020-May-12_162.0_-10.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 26 2020 to May 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 160.0°E

Area affected: 212572 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_2020-Apr-26_to_2020-May-04_160.0_-9.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 03 2020 to April 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 158.0°E

Area affected: 410598 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_2020-Apr-03_to_2020-Apr-10_158.0_-8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 12 2020 to March 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 162.5°E

Area affected: 84498 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_2020-Mar-12_to_2020-Mar-19_162.5_-11.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Solomon Islands

Duration: 10 days

Time span: January 21 2020 to January 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 161.0°E

Area affected: 288124 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_2020-Jan-21_to_2020-Jan-30_161.0_-9.0