Category: Cold spells affecting Brazil

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 21 2026 to August 23 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: -42.0°S 307.0°E

Area affected: 765776 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: Cold_spell_2026-Aug-21_to_2026-Aug-23_307.0_-42.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 14 2026 to July 20 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.8 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 313.0°E

Area affected: 67574 km$^2$

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

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-14_to_2026-Jul-20_313.0_-6.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 14 2026 to July 21 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.9 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 314.0°E

Area affected: 778537 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: Cold_spell_2026-Jul-14_to_2026-Jul-21_314.0_-19.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 6 days

Time span: June 19 2026 to June 24 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.7 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 316.5°E

Area affected: 276199 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: Cold_spell_2026-Jun-19_to_2026-Jun-24_316.5_-16.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 04 2026 to June 12 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.8 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 315.0°E

Area affected: 1380214 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: Cold_spell_2026-Jun-04_to_2026-Jun-12_315.0_-17.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 5 days

Time span: May 27 2026 to May 31 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.9 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 312.5°E

Area affected: 78502 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: Cold_spell_2026-May-27_to_2026-May-31_312.5_-12.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 17 days

Time span: May 13 2026 to May 29 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 323.5°E

Area affected: 70585 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: Cold_spell_2026-May-13_to_2026-May-29_323.5_-6.5