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: 13 days

Time span: January 07 2013 to January 19 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 320.5°E

Area affected: 79932 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-Jan-07_to_2013-Jan-19_320.5_-6.5

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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 07 2013 to January 15 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.3 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 316.5°E

Area affected: 188353 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-Jan-07_to_2013-Jan-15_316.5_-3.0

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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: January 05 2013 to January 14 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.5 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 318.0°E

Area affected: 379754 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-Jan-05_to_2013-Jan-14_318.0_-14.0

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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 29 2012 to January 08 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.8 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 454947 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_2012-Dec-29_to_2013-Jan-08_310.5_-19.0

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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 17 2012 to December 23 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.8 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 304.5°E

Area affected: 206482 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_2012-Dec-17_to_2012-Dec-23_304.5_-11.0

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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 10 2012 to December 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.7 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 319.5°E

Area affected: 57420 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_2012-Dec-10_to_2012-Dec-14_319.5_-12.5