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: July 15 2022 to July 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.7 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 312.5°E

Area affected: 142253 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-Jul-15_to_2022-Jul-20_312.5_-23.0

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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 13 2022 to July 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.8 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 289.0°E

Area affected: 58301 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-Jul-13_to_2022-Jul-17_289.0_-6.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 14 days

Time span: June 29 2022 to July 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 303.5°E

Area affected: 315223 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-Jun-29_to_2022-Jul-12_303.5_-9.0

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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 22 2022 to June 25 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.5 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 308.5°E

Area affected: 167750 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-Jun-22_to_2022-Jun-25_308.5_-25.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 13 days

Time span: June 15 2022 to June 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 305.5°E

Area affected: 224975 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-Jun-15_to_2022-Jun-27_305.5_-11.5

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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 09 2022 to June 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 318.5°E

Area affected: 224061 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-Jun-09_to_2022-Jun-14_318.5_-10.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 18 days

Time span: June 03 2022 to June 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.0 °C

Event center: -2.5°S 323.5°E

Area affected: 2295373 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-Jun-03_to_2022-Jun-20_323.5_-2.5