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: 15 days

Time span: October 31 2020 to November 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.8 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 318.5°E

Area affected: 1114064 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_2020-Oct-31_to_2020-Nov-14_318.5_-4.5

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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: October 30 2020 to November 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.5 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 312.5°E

Area affected: 303618 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_2020-Oct-30_to_2020-Nov-07_312.5_-24.0

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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: October 23 2020 to October 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.0 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 315.0°E

Area affected: 175909 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_2020-Oct-23_to_2020-Oct-26_315.0_-18.0

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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: October 17 2020 to October 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.3 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 140188 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_2020-Oct-17_to_2020-Oct-21_314.5_-19.5

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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: September 11 2020 to September 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.2 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 309.5°E

Area affected: 132191 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_2020-Sep-11_to_2020-Sep-17_309.5_-13.5

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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: September 01 2020 to September 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.4 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 311.0°E

Area affected: 207941 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_2020-Sep-01_to_2020-Sep-07_311.0_-13.0

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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: August 28 2020 to September 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: -1.5°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 111257 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_2020-Aug-28_to_2020-Sep-02_306.5_-1.5

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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: August 23 2020 to August 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: -2.0°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 135931 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_2020-Aug-23_to_2020-Aug-25_306.5_-2.0