Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands
Every excessive heat event the National Weather Service has filed in U.S. Virgin Islands, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
The most significant on the map
The most significant excessive heat episodes in U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 16
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 21 to 25, 2024Above normal temperature and moisture have continued to prevail across the area, resulting in excessive heat indices across many coastal and urban areas in the islands. These heat values lead to the issuance of Excessive Heat Warnings across the region.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 1 to 30, 2023The official stations along St. Thomas and St. Croix, as well as additional weather stations across these islands indicated heat indices above 108, or even 112 degrees in some days for at least a two hours period.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 16 to 17, 2024Above normal temperature and moisture have continued to prevail across the area, resulting in excessive heat indices across many coastal and urban areas in the islands. These heat values lead to the issuance of Excessive Heat Warnings across the region.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 24, 2024Above normal temperature and moisture has continued to prevail across the area, resulting in excessive heat indices across many coastal and urban areas in the islands. These heat values lead to the issuance of Excessive Heat Warnings across the region.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, July 6, 2024Above normal temperature and moisture has continued to prevail across the area, resulting in excessive heat indices across many coastal and urban areas in the islands. These heat values lead to the issuance of Excessive Heat Warnings across the region.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 7, 2024Above normal temperature and moisture has continued to prevail across the area, resulting in excessive heat indices across many coastal and urban areas in the islands. These heat values lead to the issuance of Excessive Heat Warnings across the region.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, June 13, 2024Above normal temperature and moisture has continued to prevail across the area, resulting in excessive heat indices across many coastal and urban areas in the islands. These heat values lead to the issuance of Excessive Heat Warnings across the region.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 28, 2024Above normal temperature and moisture have continued to prevail across the area, resulting in excessive heat indices across many coastal and urban areas in the islands. These heat values lead to the issuance of Excessive Heat Warnings across the region.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 26, 2024Southeasterly winds steering warmer tropical air into the islands, and sufficient moisture lead to heat index values exceeding Heat Advisory criteria across most coastal and lower elevation areas of the USVI.
- Excessive Heat in U.S. Virgin Islands, May 21, 2024Southeasterly winds steering warmer tropical air into the islands, and sufficient moisture lead to heat index values exceeding Heat Advisory criteria across most coastal and lower elevation areas of the USVI.
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Excessive Heat everywhereEvery kind of event in U.S. Virgin Islands
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.