Category: Heat waves affecting Vanuatu

Heat wave occuring from March 12 2023 to April 27 2023 at -16.5°S 145.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • New Caledonia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu

Duration: 47 days

Time span: March 12 2023 to April 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.0 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 7885624 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-12_to_2023-Apr-27_145.5_-16.5

Heat wave occuring from December 28 2022 to February 11 2023 at -22.0°S 174.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Australia
  • Fiji
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Norfolk Island
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu

Duration: 46 days

Time span: December 28 2022 to February 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 174.5°E

Area affected: 15248407 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-28_to_2023-Feb-11_174.5_-22.0

Heat wave occuring from October 14 2022 to October 21 2022 at -15.5°S 166.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Fiji
  • Vanuatu

Duration: 8 days

Time span: October 14 2022 to October 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 166.5°E

Area affected: 388049 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-Oct-14_to_2022-Oct-21_166.5_-15.5

Heat wave occuring from April 30 2022 to May 06 2022 at -19.5°S 168.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Vanuatu

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 30 2022 to May 06 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 183357 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-Apr-30_to_2022-May-06_168.5_-19.5

Heat wave occuring from March 04 2022 to March 08 2022 at -12.5°S 160.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Solomon Islands
  • Vanuatu

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 04 2022 to March 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 160.0°E

Area affected: 439897 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-04_to_2022-Mar-08_160.0_-12.5

Heat wave occuring from February 19 2022 to January 25 2023 at -11.0°S 150.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Antarctica
  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Norfolk Island
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Russian Federation
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tonga
  • United States
  • Vanuatu
  • Viet Nam

Duration: 341 days

Time span: February 19 2022 to January 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 33.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 37.4 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 154052228 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-Feb-19_to_2023-Jan-25_150.0_-11.0

Heat wave occuring from January 08 2022 to January 13 2022 at -16.0°S 168.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Vanuatu

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 08 2022 to January 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 98004 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-Jan-08_to_2022-Jan-13_168.5_-16.0

Heat wave occuring from May 01 2021 to June 04 2021 at -21.5°S 174.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Australia
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia
  • Indonesia
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Norfolk Island
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu

Duration: 35 days

Time span: May 01 2021 to June 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 174.0°E

Area affected: 20386096 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-May-01_to_2021-Jun-04_174.0_-21.5

Heat wave occuring from April 08 2021 to April 24 2021 at -16.0°S 172.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Vanuatu

Duration: 17 days

Time span: April 08 2021 to April 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 172.5°E

Area affected: 750725 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-Apr-08_to_2021-Apr-24_172.5_-16.0

Heat wave occuring from March 28 2021 to November 10 2022 at 1.0°N 350.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Colombia
  • Congo
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Cook Islands
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern Territories
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova, Republic of
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Norfolk Island
  • North Macedonia
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Türkiye
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  • Viet Nam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Duration: 593 days

Time span: March 28 2021 to November 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 35.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 44.7 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 350.0°E

Area affected: 335408961 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-Mar-28_to_2022-Nov-10_350.0_1.0