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
• Bolivia, Plurinational State of
• Chile

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 09 2024 to November 15 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 57605 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-09_to_2024-Nov-15_292.5_-21.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Bolivia, Plurinational State of
• Chile

Duration: 10 days

Time span: October 13 2024 to October 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 125633 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-Oct-13_to_2024-Oct-22_292.5_-26.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Bolivia, Plurinational State of
• Chile

Duration: 7 days

Time span: September 05 2024 to September 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.6 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 292.0°E

Area affected: 53898 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-Sep-05_to_2024-Sep-11_292.0_-22.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Bolivia, Plurinational State of
• Chile

Duration: 19 days

Time span: July 16 2024 to August 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.0 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 291.0°E

Area affected: 231224 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-Jul-16_to_2024-Aug-03_291.0_-27.0