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: 6 days

Time span: September 08 2010 to September 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.2 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 301.0°E

Area affected: 53959 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_2010-Sep-08_to_2010-Sep-13_301.0_-14.5

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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: August 27 2010 to September 02 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.6 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 112576 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_2010-Aug-27_to_2010-Sep-02_310.5_-15.5

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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: August 23 2010 to September 02 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.4 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 323952 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_2010-Aug-23_to_2010-Sep-02_306.5_-21.5

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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: August 08 2010 to August 15 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.5 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 288282 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_2010-Aug-08_to_2010-Aug-15_292.5_-6.5

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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: July 24 2010 to July 26 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.5 °C

Event center: -8.0°S 295.5°E

Area affected: 70246 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_2010-Jul-24_to_2010-Jul-26_295.5_-8.0