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: January 20 2022 to January 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 306.0°E

Area affected: 272765 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-Jan-20_to_2022-Jan-26_306.0_-8.5

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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: January 20 2022 to January 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 314.0°E

Area affected: 116671 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-Jan-20_to_2022-Jan-23_314.0_-8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 12 days

Time span: January 03 2022 to January 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.0 °C

Event center: 2.0°N 331.5°E

Area affected: 861726 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-Jan-03_to_2022-Jan-14_331.5_2.0

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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: December 27 2021 to December 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.0 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 323.0°E

Area affected: 64790 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_2021-Dec-27_to_2021-Dec-30_323.0_-4.5

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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: November 22 2021 to November 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 502874 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_2021-Nov-22_to_2021-Nov-28_306.5_-20.5

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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: November 03 2021 to November 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 304.0°E

Area affected: 54912 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_2021-Nov-03_to_2021-Nov-05_304.0_-21.5