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: January 24 2025 to January 30 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 204836 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_2025-Jan-24_to_2025-Jan-30_306.5_-8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 6 days

Time span: December 20 2024 to December 25 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 299.5°E

Area affected: 129350 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-20_to_2024-Dec-25_299.5_-3.0

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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: December 19 2024 to December 25 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 300.0°E

Area affected: 82280 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-19_to_2024-Dec-25_300.0_-10.0

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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: December 11 2024 to December 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 321.0°E

Area affected: 69764 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-11_to_2024-Dec-13_321.0_-10.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 06 2024 to December 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.9 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 313.0°E

Area affected: 69804 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-06_to_2024-Dec-16_313.0_-10.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 31 days

Time span: November 26 2024 to December 26 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 343.5°E

Area affected: 5166417 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-26_to_2024-Dec-26_343.5_-27.0