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: January 21 2024 to January 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 21.4 °C

Event center: -51.5°S 291.5°E

Area affected: 135564 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-Jan-21_to_2024-Jan-23_291.5_-51.5

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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: December 18 2023 to December 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: -53.0°S 291.5°E

Area affected: 87246 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_2023-Dec-18_to_2023-Dec-20_291.5_-53.0

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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 18 2023 to December 21 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.8 °C

Event center: -50.5°S 288.5°E

Area affected: 84812 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_2023-Dec-18_to_2023-Dec-21_288.5_-50.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Chile

Duration: 19 days

Time span: December 18 2023 to January 05 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.4 °C

Event center: -46.5°S 253.5°E

Area affected: 5089607 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_2023-Dec-18_to_2024-Jan-05_253.5_-46.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Argentina
• Chile

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 24 2023 to November 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.9 °C

Event center: -37.0°S 297.0°E

Area affected: 703447 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_2023-Nov-24_to_2023-Nov-30_297.0_-37.0

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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: October 12 2023 to October 19 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: -51.0°S 287.0°E

Area affected: 152284 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_2023-Oct-12_to_2023-Oct-19_287.0_-51.0

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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: September 15 2023 to September 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.3 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 98079 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_2023-Sep-15_to_2023-Sep-18_292.5_-30.0