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: May 29 2022 to June 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.1 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 318.0°E

Area affected: 220044 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-May-29_to_2022-Jun-04_318.0_-21.0

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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: May 24 2022 to May 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -2.0°S 297.0°E

Area affected: 71069 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-May-24_to_2022-May-27_297.0_-2.0

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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: May 10 2022 to May 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 301.0°E

Area affected: 58623 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-May-10_to_2022-May-14_301.0_-4.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 19 days

Time span: May 10 2022 to May 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -1.0°S 330.0°E

Area affected: 2874378 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-May-10_to_2022-May-28_330.0_-1.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 06 2022 to May 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 303.5°E

Area affected: 397665 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-May-06_to_2022-May-16_303.5_-10.0

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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: May 01 2022 to May 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 319.5°E

Area affected: 268575 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-May-01_to_2022-May-07_319.5_-18.5

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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 13 2022 to April 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.3 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 323.5°E

Area affected: 152348 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-Apr-13_to_2022-Apr-18_323.5_-8.5