Category: Extremes affecting Brazil

Heat wave occuring from July 29 2014 to August 06 2014 at -7.0°S 304.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 9 days

Time span: July 29 2014 to August 06 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 31.2 °C

Event center: -7.0°S 304.0°E

Area affected: 61339 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_2014-Jul-29_to_2014-Aug-06_304.0_-7.0

Heat wave occuring from July 29 2014 to August 02 2014 at -10.0°S 303.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 29 2014 to August 02 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 303.0°E

Area affected: 54709 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_2014-Jul-29_to_2014-Aug-02_303.0_-10.0

Heat wave occuring from July 25 2014 to July 29 2014 at -12.0°S 315.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 25 2014 to July 29 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 315.5°E

Area affected: 104788 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_2014-Jul-25_to_2014-Jul-29_315.5_-12.0

Cold spell occuring from July 25 2014 to July 27 2014 at -9.5°S 290.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Brazil
  • Peru

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 25 2014 to July 27 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 17.4 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 290.5°E

Area affected: 64068 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_2014-Jul-25_to_2014-Jul-27_290.5_-9.5

Cold spell occuring from July 24 2014 to July 29 2014 at -18.0°S 310.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 24 2014 to July 29 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.4 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 310.0°E

Area affected: 884692 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_2014-Jul-24_to_2014-Jul-29_310.0_-18.0

Heat wave occuring from July 20 2014 to July 30 2014 at -9.5°S 312.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 11 days

Time span: July 20 2014 to July 30 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 130942 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_2014-Jul-20_to_2014-Jul-30_312.0_-9.5

Heat wave occuring from July 12 2014 to July 17 2014 at -42.5°S 305.5°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 12 2014 to July 17 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 19.9 °C

Event center: -42.5°S 305.5°E

Area affected: 2274445 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_2014-Jul-12_to_2014-Jul-17_305.5_-42.5

Heat wave occuring from July 05 2014 to July 09 2014 at -4.5°S 297.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 05 2014 to July 09 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 297.0°E

Area affected: 200640 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_2014-Jul-05_to_2014-Jul-09_297.0_-4.5

Heat wave occuring from July 03 2014 to July 21 2014 at -7.0°S 304.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 19 days

Time span: July 03 2014 to July 21 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.2 °C

Event center: -7.0°S 304.0°E

Area affected: 437613 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_2014-Jul-03_to_2014-Jul-21_304.0_-7.0

Heat wave occuring from July 03 2014 to July 07 2014 at -27.0°S 309.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Brazil

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 03 2014 to July 07 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
  • Mean temperature: 20.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 23.8 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 309.0°E

Area affected: 580038 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_2014-Jul-03_to_2014-Jul-07_309.0_-27.0