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: 30 days

Time span: March 07 2014 to April 05 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 332.5°E

Area affected: 4160314 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_2014-Mar-07_to_2014-Apr-05_332.5_-31.0

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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: February 10 2014 to February 14 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.6 °C

Event center: -8.5°S 316.5°E

Area affected: 140313 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_2014-Feb-10_to_2014-Feb-14_316.5_-8.5

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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: January 22 2014 to January 27 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 292.0°E

Area affected: 73895 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_2014-Jan-22_to_2014-Jan-27_292.0_-4.5

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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 16 2014 to January 19 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.1 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 304.0°E

Area affected: 88756 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_2014-Jan-16_to_2014-Jan-19_304.0_-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: January 03 2014 to January 06 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: -0.5°S 307.5°E

Area affected: 52541 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_2014-Jan-03_to_2014-Jan-06_307.5_-0.5

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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: December 29 2013 to January 05 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.6 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 298.0°E

Area affected: 701732 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_2013-Dec-29_to_2014-Jan-05_298.0_-3.0

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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: December 23 2013 to January 02 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.6 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 317.0°E

Area affected: 83346 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_2013-Dec-23_to_2014-Jan-02_317.0_-3.0

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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: December 20 2013 to December 22 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 296.0°E

Area affected: 104987 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_2013-Dec-20_to_2013-Dec-22_296.0_-3.0