Category: Extremes affecting Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Cold spell occuring from December 23 2022 to January 10 2023 at -32.0°S 290.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Chile

Duration: 19 days

Time span: December 23 2022 to January 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -3.4 °C

Event center: -32.0°S 290.5°E

Area affected: 818389 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_2022-Dec-23_to_2023-Jan-10_290.5_-32.0

Heat wave occuring from December 21 2022 to December 23 2022 at -20.0°S 298.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Paraguay

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 21 2022 to December 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.8 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 298.0°E

Area affected: 55147 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: Heat_wave_2022-Dec-21_to_2022-Dec-23_298.0_-20.0

Heat wave occuring from December 19 2022 to December 24 2022 at -15.0°S 290.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Peru

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 19 2022 to December 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.7 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 290.0°E

Area affected: 221238 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: Heat_wave_2022-Dec-19_to_2022-Dec-24_290.0_-15.0

Cold spell occuring from December 13 2022 to December 22 2022 at -25.0°S 293.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Chile

Duration: 10 days

Time span: December 13 2022 to December 22 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 0.1 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 293.0°E

Area affected: 232535 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_2022-Dec-13_to_2022-Dec-22_293.0_-25.0

Heat wave occuring from December 12 2022 to December 17 2022 at -21.0°S 301.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 12 2022 to December 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 31.6 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 34.9 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 301.0°E

Area affected: 168224 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: Heat_wave_2022-Dec-12_to_2022-Dec-17_301.0_-21.0

Heat wave occuring from November 24 2022 to December 10 2022 at -6.5°S 282.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Peru

Duration: 17 days

Time span: November 24 2022 to December 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 33.8 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 282.0°E

Area affected: 1878441 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: Heat_wave_2022-Nov-24_to_2022-Dec-10_282.0_-6.5

Cold spell occuring from November 23 2022 to December 10 2022 at -17.5°S 290.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Chile
  • Peru

Duration: 18 days

Time span: November 23 2022 to December 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 7.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.3 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 290.0°E

Area affected: 730638 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_2022-Nov-23_to_2022-Dec-10_290.0_-17.5

Heat wave occuring from November 05 2022 to November 17 2022 at -9.5°S 304.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Colombia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: November 05 2022 to November 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.2 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 304.5°E

Area affected: 1362581 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: Heat_wave_2022-Nov-05_to_2022-Nov-17_304.5_-9.5

Heat wave occuring from November 01 2022 to February 23 2023 at -13.5°S 355.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Benin
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
  • Chile
  • Congo
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Togo
  • Uruguay

Duration: 115 days

Time span: November 01 2022 to February 23 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 38.9 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 355.0°E

Area affected: 48958616 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: Heat_wave_2022-Nov-01_to_2023-Feb-23_355.0_-13.5

Cold spell occuring from October 11 2022 to October 15 2022 at -14.0°S 291.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Peru

Duration: 5 days

Time span: October 11 2022 to October 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 291.0°E

Area affected: 90183 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_2022-Oct-11_to_2022-Oct-15_291.0_-14.0