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: 9 days

Time span: July 12 2023 to July 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.7 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 306.0°E

Area affected: 163409 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-12_to_2023-Jul-20_306.0_-12.5

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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 09 2023 to July 13 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 306.0°E

Area affected: 90263 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-09_to_2023-Jul-13_306.0_-12.5

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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 09 2023 to July 15 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 315.0°E

Area affected: 456057 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-09_to_2023-Jul-15_315.0_-20.5

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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: June 11 2023 to June 16 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.8 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 132246 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-Jun-11_to_2023-Jun-16_312.0_-16.0

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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: June 10 2023 to June 13 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.6 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 322.5°E

Area affected: 71981 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-Jun-10_to_2023-Jun-13_322.5_-13.5

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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: June 08 2023 to June 12 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.4 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 304.5°E

Area affected: 72492 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-Jun-08_to_2023-Jun-12_304.5_-12.0