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: 17 days

Time span: December 28 2024 to January 13 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: -37.0°S 287.5°E

Area affected: 962425 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_2024-Dec-28_to_2025-Jan-13_287.5_-37.0

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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: December 23 2024 to December 26 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: -53.0°S 288.0°E

Area affected: 237263 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_2024-Dec-23_to_2024-Dec-26_288.0_-53.0

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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: December 15 2024 to December 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.0 °C

Event center: -46.0°S 287.5°E

Area affected: 90362 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_2024-Dec-15_to_2024-Dec-17_287.5_-46.0

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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: December 14 2024 to December 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -51.0°S 286.5°E

Area affected: 182032 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_2024-Dec-14_to_2024-Dec-17_286.5_-51.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Chile

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 12 2024 to November 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.6 °C

Event center: -33.0°S 290.0°E

Area affected: 82701 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_2024-Nov-12_to_2024-Nov-16_290.0_-33.0