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: 9 days

Time span: January 31 2021 to February 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.4 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 634383 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-Jan-31_to_2021-Feb-08_310.5_-4.5

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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 22 2021 to February 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.9 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 140169 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-Jan-22_to_2021-Feb-02_314.5_-10.0

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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: January 09 2021 to January 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 309.0°E

Area affected: 51136 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-Jan-09_to_2021-Jan-13_309.0_-22.5

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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: January 05 2021 to January 23 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -1.0°S 315.0°E

Area affected: 821805 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-Jan-05_to_2021-Jan-23_315.0_-1.0

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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: December 29 2020 to January 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.5 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 314.5°E

Area affected: 51698 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_2020-Dec-29_to_2021-Jan-02_314.5_-9.5

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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: December 13 2020 to December 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.9 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 311.0°E

Area affected: 122481 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_2020-Dec-13_to_2020-Dec-19_311.0_-17.0