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: 10 days

Time span: November 20 2024 to November 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.5 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 305.5°E

Area affected: 1351438 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-20_to_2024-Nov-29_305.5_-37.5

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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 20 2024 to November 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 321.5°E

Area affected: 71419 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-20_to_2024-Nov-23_321.5_-13.0

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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 20 2024 to November 26 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.4 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 323.5°E

Area affected: 313686 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-20_to_2024-Nov-26_323.5_-8.5

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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: October 23 2024 to October 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.6 °C

Event center: -10.5°S 316.5°E

Area affected: 115494 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-23_to_2024-Oct-30_316.5_-10.5

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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: July 27 2024 to August 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.7 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 317.0°E

Area affected: 177849 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-27_to_2024-Aug-02_317.0_-11.5