Category: Heat waves affecting Brazil

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 26 2026 to May 02 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 318.5°E

Area affected: 54641 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_2026-Apr-26_to_2026-May-02_318.5_-21.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 10 2026 to April 17 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 202938 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_2026-Apr-10_to_2026-Apr-17_306.5_-5.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 06 2026 to April 08 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.7 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 305.0°E

Area affected: 52064 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_2026-Apr-06_to_2026-Apr-08_305.0_-8.0