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: 3 days

Time span: April 13 2022 to April 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.0 °C

Event center: -51.0°S 287.5°E

Area affected: 164372 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_2022-Apr-13_to_2022-Apr-15_287.5_-51.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Chile

Duration: 8 days

Time span: February 17 2022 to February 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.5 °C

Event center: -48.0°S 284.5°E

Area affected: 176236 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_2022-Feb-17_to_2022-Feb-24_284.5_-48.0

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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: February 16 2022 to February 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.7 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 290.0°E

Area affected: 58612 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_2022-Feb-16_to_2022-Feb-18_290.0_-28.5

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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: January 26 2022 to January 29 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.2 °C

Event center: -45.0°S 286.5°E

Area affected: 96409 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_2022-Jan-26_to_2022-Jan-29_286.5_-45.0