Category: Extremes affecting Brazil

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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: August 24 2013 to September 01 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.4 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 327.5°E

Area affected: 208782 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_2013-Aug-24_to_2013-Sep-01_327.5_-13.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 21 days

Time span: August 22 2013 to September 11 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.3 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 316.0°E

Area affected: 165775 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_2013-Aug-22_to_2013-Sep-11_316.0_-4.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 22 2013 to August 25 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 311.0°E

Area affected: 57404 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_2013-Aug-22_to_2013-Aug-25_311.0_-21.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 12 days

Time span: August 19 2013 to August 30 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 322.5°E

Area affected: 212886 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_2013-Aug-19_to_2013-Aug-30_322.5_-4.5

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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: August 16 2013 to August 26 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 304.5°E

Area affected: 299387 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_2013-Aug-16_to_2013-Aug-26_304.5_-7.5

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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: August 10 2013 to August 20 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.5 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 316.0°E

Area affected: 313535 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_2013-Aug-10_to_2013-Aug-20_316.0_-4.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 02 2013 to August 04 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.6 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 310.0°E

Area affected: 56147 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_2013-Aug-02_to_2013-Aug-04_310.0_-25.0