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: 7 days

Time span: May 03 2012 to May 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 297.0°E

Area affected: 152983 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-May-03_to_2012-May-09_297.0_-8.0

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Event type: Heat wave

Countries affected (identified with ArcGIS Online; provided only for geographical reference):

• Brazil

Duration: 152 days

Time span: February 29 2012 to July 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.7 °C

Event center: -4.0°S 318.5°E

Area affected: 5472736 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-Feb-29_to_2012-Jul-29_318.5_-4.0

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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: February 26 2012 to March 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.1 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 309.0°E

Area affected: 741835 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-Feb-26_to_2012-Mar-09_309.0_-20.5

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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 05 2012 to February 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.9 °C

Event center: -7.5°S 307.0°E

Area affected: 411410 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-Feb-05_to_2012-Feb-08_307.0_-7.5

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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: February 02 2012 to February 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.0 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 318.5°E

Area affected: 55091 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-Feb-02_to_2012-Feb-08_318.5_-8.0

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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 01 2012 to February 07 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.0 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 318.0°E

Area affected: 117267 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-Feb-01_to_2012-Feb-07_318.0_-3.5