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: 4 days

Time span: December 17 2023 to December 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 294.0°E

Area affected: 132542 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-17_to_2023-Dec-20_294.0_-4.0

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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 12 2023 to December 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.0 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 98593 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-12_to_2023-Dec-17_314.5_-5.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 13 2023 to September 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.4 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 318.0°E

Area affected: 150844 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-13_to_2023-Sep-17_318.0_-11.5

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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: September 12 2023 to September 14 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.2 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 315.5°E

Area affected: 50760 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-12_to_2023-Sep-14_315.5_-23.5

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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: September 03 2023 to September 06 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.3 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 320.5°E

Area affected: 96201 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-03_to_2023-Sep-06_320.5_-18.5

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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: August 28 2023 to September 06 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: -41.5°S 327.0°E

Area affected: 4714629 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-Aug-28_to_2023-Sep-06_327.0_-41.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 27 2023 to July 31 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 317.0°E

Area affected: 95654 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-Jul-27_to_2023-Jul-31_317.0_-14.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 9 days

Time span: July 26 2023 to August 03 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.7 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 321.0°E

Area affected: 384014 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-Jul-26_to_2023-Aug-03_321.0_-9.5