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: 5 days

Time span: July 16 2011 to July 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -9.5°S 308.0°E

Area affected: 115352 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-Jul-16_to_2011-Jul-20_308.0_-9.5

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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: July 04 2011 to July 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.9 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 320.0°E

Area affected: 56510 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-Jul-04_to_2011-Jul-08_320.0_-15.5

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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: June 30 2011 to July 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 297.0°E

Area affected: 174124 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-Jun-30_to_2011-Jul-03_297.0_-9.0

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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: June 30 2011 to July 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.6 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 311.5°E

Area affected: 55466 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-Jun-30_to_2011-Jul-03_311.5_-19.5

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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: June 27 2011 to July 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.7 °C

Event center: -11.0°S 320.5°E

Area affected: 243020 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-Jun-27_to_2011-Jul-09_320.5_-11.0

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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: June 22 2011 to June 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.2 °C

Event center: -9.0°S 312.5°E

Area affected: 116401 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-Jun-22_to_2011-Jun-30_312.5_-9.0

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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: June 11 2011 to June 16 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.0 °C

Event center: -4.5°S 311.5°E

Area affected: 135508 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-Jun-11_to_2011-Jun-16_311.5_-4.5