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: September 22 2011 to September 29 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 33.9 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 311.0°E

Area affected: 274312 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_2011-Sep-22_to_2011-Sep-29_311.0_-9.5

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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: September 16 2011 to September 26 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.7 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 302.5°E

Area affected: 302592 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_2011-Sep-16_to_2011-Sep-26_302.5_-6.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 17 days

Time span: September 14 2011 to September 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.8 °C

Event center: -3.5°S 317.0°E

Area affected: 920158 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_2011-Sep-14_to_2011-Sep-30_317.0_-3.5

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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: September 06 2011 to September 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 30.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 32.1 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 302.5°E

Area affected: 196154 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_2011-Sep-06_to_2011-Sep-12_302.5_-5.0

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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: August 30 2011 to September 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 26.4 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 320.0°E

Area affected: 72770 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_2011-Aug-30_to_2011-Sep-01_320.0_-11.5

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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: August 29 2011 to September 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: -5.5°S 301.5°E

Area affected: 52310 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_2011-Aug-29_to_2011-Sep-02_301.5_-5.5

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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: August 26 2011 to September 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.3 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 303.0°E

Area affected: 159977 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_2011-Aug-26_to_2011-Sep-06_303.0_-13.0