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: 8 days

Time span: May 16 2013 to May 23 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 304.0°E

Area affected: 67408 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-May-16_to_2013-May-23_304.0_-7.5

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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: May 13 2013 to May 18 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 305.5°E

Area affected: 92406 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-May-13_to_2013-May-18_305.5_-5.0

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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: May 01 2013 to May 10 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.6 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 317.0°E

Area affected: 242422 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-May-01_to_2013-May-10_317.0_-10.0

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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: April 01 2013 to April 04 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: -10.0°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 76164 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-Apr-01_to_2013-Apr-04_310.5_-10.0