Category: Heat waves affecting Argentina

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Chile

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 05 2010 to September 09 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.0 °C

Event center: -41.0°S 288.0°E

Area affected: 60866 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-Sep-05_to_2010-Sep-09_288.0_-41.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Chile

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 16 2010 to July 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.6 °C

Event center: -50.5°S 290.0°E

Area affected: 105559 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-16_to_2010-Jul-19_290.0_-50.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Chile

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 30 2010 to May 03 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: -39.5°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 555997 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-Apr-30_to_2010-May-03_292.5_-39.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Chile

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 29 2010 to May 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: -47.5°S 289.0°E

Area affected: 139436 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-Apr-29_to_2010-May-01_289.0_-47.5