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: 4 days

Time span: December 29 2011 to January 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.1 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 305.5°E

Area affected: 144116 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_2011-Dec-29_to_2012-Jan-01_305.5_-17.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 14 days

Time span: December 24 2011 to January 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.8 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 319.5°E

Area affected: 949820 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_2011-Dec-24_to_2012-Jan-06_319.5_-22.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 20 2011 to December 23 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.6 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 323.0°E

Area affected: 57499 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_2011-Dec-20_to_2011-Dec-23_323.0_-11.0

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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: December 15 2011 to December 22 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.0 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 317.0°E

Area affected: 90844 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_2011-Dec-15_to_2011-Dec-22_317.0_-19.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 14 2011 to December 17 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 314.0°E

Area affected: 54069 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_2011-Dec-14_to_2011-Dec-17_314.0_-14.5

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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: December 05 2011 to December 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.9 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 324.5°E

Area affected: 55225 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_2011-Dec-05_to_2011-Dec-09_324.5_-7.5

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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: December 02 2011 to December 04 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.4 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 129201 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_2011-Dec-02_to_2011-Dec-04_312.0_-23.5

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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: December 02 2011 to December 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.6 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 316.5°E

Area affected: 199289 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_2011-Dec-02_to_2011-Dec-07_316.5_-23.5

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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: December 01 2011 to December 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.5 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 67157 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_2011-Dec-01_to_2011-Dec-03_310.5_-30.0