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: 4 days

Time span: March 31 2011 to April 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 316.0°E

Area affected: 67781 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_2011-Mar-31_to_2011-Apr-03_316.0_-5.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 26 2011 to April 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.9 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 313.5°E

Area affected: 78178 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_2011-Mar-26_to_2011-Apr-01_313.5_-20.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 16 days

Time span: March 23 2011 to April 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.8 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 321.0°E

Area affected: 1188432 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_2011-Mar-23_to_2011-Apr-07_321.0_-9.0

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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: March 23 2011 to March 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 307.5°E

Area affected: 122996 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_2011-Mar-23_to_2011-Mar-27_307.5_-24.5

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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: March 19 2011 to March 23 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: -1.0°S 320.0°E

Area affected: 148353 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_2011-Mar-19_to_2011-Mar-23_320.0_-1.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 14 2011 to March 21 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 320.5°E

Area affected: 130196 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_2011-Mar-14_to_2011-Mar-21_320.5_-13.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 06 2011 to March 13 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 320.0°E

Area affected: 96626 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_2011-Mar-06_to_2011-Mar-13_320.0_-12.0