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: April 24 2023 to April 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 304.0°E

Area affected: 342250 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-Apr-24_to_2023-Apr-30_304.0_-4.5

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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: April 20 2023 to April 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: 0.5°N 312.5°E

Area affected: 552653 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-Apr-20_to_2023-Apr-25_312.5_0.5

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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: April 18 2023 to April 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -2.5°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 151211 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-Apr-18_to_2023-Apr-20_292.5_-2.5

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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: April 12 2023 to April 16 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 293.0°E

Area affected: 58355 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-Apr-12_to_2023-Apr-16_293.0_-7.5

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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: April 12 2023 to April 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 306.0°E

Area affected: 480114 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-Apr-12_to_2023-Apr-17_306.0_-6.5

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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: April 12 2023 to April 15 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: 0.5°N 309.5°E

Area affected: 169972 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-Apr-12_to_2023-Apr-15_309.5_0.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 20 days

Time span: April 09 2023 to April 28 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 342.0°E

Area affected: 6696594 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-Apr-09_to_2023-Apr-28_342.0_-25.0

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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: April 06 2023 to April 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: 1.0°N 310.5°E

Area affected: 64887 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-Apr-06_to_2023-Apr-09_310.5_1.0