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: April 02 2023 to April 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 74337 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_2023-Apr-02_to_2023-Apr-05_312.0_-16.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Brazil

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 27 2023 to April 07 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 319.0°E

Area affected: 123143 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_2023-Mar-27_to_2023-Apr-07_319.0_-5.5

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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: March 17 2023 to March 22 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: -1.5°S 315.0°E

Area affected: 58721 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_2023-Mar-17_to_2023-Mar-22_315.0_-1.5

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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: March 17 2023 to March 22 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.0 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 313.0°E

Area affected: 52334 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_2023-Mar-17_to_2023-Mar-22_313.0_-6.0

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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: March 13 2023 to March 26 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.2 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 329.5°E

Area affected: 1480751 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_2023-Mar-13_to_2023-Mar-26_329.5_-9.0

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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: March 12 2023 to March 14 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.7 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 299.5°E

Area affected: 107455 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_2023-Mar-12_to_2023-Mar-14_299.5_-5.5

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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: March 09 2023 to March 14 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.3 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 293.5°E

Area affected: 148176 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_2023-Mar-09_to_2023-Mar-14_293.5_-3.0