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: 6 days

Time span: January 15 2010 to January 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 311.0°E

Area affected: 554276 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_2010-Jan-15_to_2010-Jan-20_311.0_-10.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 15 days

Time span: January 11 2010 to January 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.3 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 322.0°E

Area affected: 1937149 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_2010-Jan-11_to_2010-Jan-25_322.0_-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: January 03 2010 to January 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.7 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 55033 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_2010-Jan-03_to_2010-Jan-05_312.0_-19.5

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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: August 13 2026 to August 17 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 190898 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_2026-Aug-13_to_2026-Aug-17_314.5_-15.0

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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: July 31 2026 to August 07 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 51029 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_2026-Jul-31_to_2026-Aug-07_310.5_-29.5

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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: July 25 2026 to August 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.0 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 322.5°E

Area affected: 89483 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_2026-Jul-25_to_2026-Aug-03_322.5_-4.0