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: 3 days

Time span: July 24 2010 to July 26 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 295.5°E

Area affected: 70246 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_2010-Jul-24_to_2010-Jul-26_295.5_-8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 14 days

Time span: July 23 2010 to August 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.2 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 307.0°E

Area affected: 104411 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_2010-Jul-23_to_2010-Aug-05_307.0_-5.5

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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 2010 to July 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 311.0°E

Area affected: 62588 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_2010-Jul-03_to_2010-Jul-07_311.0_-15.0

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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: June 29 2010 to July 10 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 104666 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_2010-Jun-29_to_2010-Jul-10_314.5_-6.0

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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: June 27 2010 to July 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -1.5°S 307.5°E

Area affected: 139054 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_2010-Jun-27_to_2010-Jul-01_307.5_-1.5

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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: June 19 2010 to June 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: 2.0°N 308.5°E

Area affected: 77249 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_2010-Jun-19_to_2010-Jun-21_308.5_2.0