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: 3 days

Time span: March 17 2020 to March 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.1 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 117276 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-Mar-17_to_2020-Mar-19_310.5_-17.0

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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: March 16 2020 to March 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.3 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 163195 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-Mar-16_to_2020-Mar-18_306.5_-4.0

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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: February 26 2020 to February 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -7.0°S 315.5°E

Area affected: 76454 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-Feb-26_to_2020-Feb-28_315.5_-7.0

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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: February 13 2020 to February 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 275996 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-Feb-13_to_2020-Feb-19_306.5_-6.5

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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: February 11 2020 to February 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.7 °C

Event center: -6.0°S 314.0°E

Area affected: 64509 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-Feb-11_to_2020-Feb-14_314.0_-6.0

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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: February 08 2020 to February 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.4 °C

Event center: -3.0°S 298.0°E

Area affected: 52464 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-Feb-08_to_2020-Feb-10_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: 4 days

Time span: January 30 2020 to February 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -7.0°S 314.0°E

Area affected: 189966 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-Jan-30_to_2020-Feb-02_314.0_-7.0