Category: Extremes affecting Peru

Heat wave occuring from January 05 2010 to January 08 2010 at -12.5°S 294.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Peru

Duration: 4 days

Time span: January 05 2010 to January 08 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 294.0°E

Area affected: 228445 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-Jan-05_to_2010-Jan-08_294.0_-12.5

Cold spell occuring from June 23 2026 to June 27 2026 at -18.5°S 307.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Paraguay
  • Peru

Duration: 5 days

Time span: June 23 2026 to June 27 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 307.5°E

Area affected: 1906249 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_2026-Jun-23_to_2026-Jun-27_307.5_-18.5

Cold spell occuring from June 05 2026 to June 12 2026 at -15.0°S 286.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Peru

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 05 2026 to June 12 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
  • Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -0.5 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 286.0°E

Area affected: 59679 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_2026-Jun-05_to_2026-Jun-12_286.0_-15.0

Heat wave occuring from May 23 2026 to June 10 2026 at -7.0°S 305.0°E

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Event type: Heat wave

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

  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Peru

Duration: 19 days

Time span: May 23 2026 to June 10 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
  • Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
  • Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -7.0°S 305.0°E

Area affected: 1675954 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_2026-May-23_to_2026-Jun-10_305.0_-7.0

Cold spell occuring from May 07 2026 to May 27 2026 at -33.0°S 307.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Uruguay

Duration: 21 days

Time span: May 07 2026 to May 27 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -7.2 °C

Event center: -33.0°S 307.5°E

Area affected: 7892131 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_2026-May-07_to_2026-May-27_307.5_-33.0