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: 3 days

Time span: April 13 2022 to April 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 305.5°E

Area affected: 92249 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-15_305.5_-5.5

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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 11 2022 to April 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.6 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 319.0°E

Area affected: 53640 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-11_to_2022-Apr-15_319.0_-14.5

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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: March 24 2022 to April 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.8 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 292993 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-Mar-24_to_2022-Apr-11_314.5_-19.0

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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: March 22 2022 to March 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.2 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 306.0°E

Area affected: 86031 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-Mar-22_to_2022-Mar-26_306.0_-5.5

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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: March 20 2022 to March 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 305.0°E

Area affected: 51314 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-Mar-20_to_2022-Mar-24_305.0_-12.0

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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: February 22 2022 to March 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.9 °C

Event center: -1.0°S 319.0°E

Area affected: 599301 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-Feb-22_to_2022-Mar-03_319.0_-1.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 21 days

Time span: February 05 2022 to February 25 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: 0.0°N 320.5°E

Area affected: 1065965 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-Feb-05_to_2022-Feb-25_320.5_0.0