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: October 27 2022 to November 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 318.5°E

Area affected: 51701 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_2022-Oct-27_to_2022-Nov-01_318.5_-22.0

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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: October 26 2022 to November 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 160698 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_2022-Oct-26_to_2022-Nov-02_312.0_-0.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 25 days

Time span: October 18 2022 to November 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.3 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 331.0°E

Area affected: 1280854 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_2022-Oct-18_to_2022-Nov-11_331.0_-8.0

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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: October 04 2022 to October 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.4 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 317.0°E

Area affected: 290234 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_2022-Oct-04_to_2022-Oct-11_317.0_-11.5

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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: September 25 2022 to October 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.3 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 305.0°E

Area affected: 160617 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_2022-Sep-25_to_2022-Oct-03_305.0_-11.5

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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 19 2022 to September 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.6 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 294.5°E

Area affected: 120261 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_2022-Sep-19_to_2022-Sep-23_294.5_-5.0