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: 3 days

Time span: December 14 2013 to December 16 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: -2.0°S 301.5°E

Area affected: 64837 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_2013-Dec-14_to_2013-Dec-16_301.5_-2.0

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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 12 2013 to December 18 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.9 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 206632 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_2013-Dec-12_to_2013-Dec-18_306.5_-3.5

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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 03 2013 to December 05 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 309.0°E

Area affected: 264853 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_2013-Dec-03_to_2013-Dec-05_309.0_-22.0

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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: November 18 2013 to November 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 473873 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_2013-Nov-18_to_2013-Nov-24_314.5_-17.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 10 2013 to November 13 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 122376 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_2013-Nov-10_to_2013-Nov-13_314.5_-18.0

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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: November 09 2013 to November 11 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 307.0°E

Area affected: 69290 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_2013-Nov-09_to_2013-Nov-11_307.0_-20.5

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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: October 21 2013 to October 27 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: -2.5°S 297.5°E

Area affected: 200671 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_2013-Oct-21_to_2013-Oct-27_297.5_-2.5