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: June 06 2025 to June 13 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.0 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 320.5°E

Area affected: 216948 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_2025-Jun-06_to_2025-Jun-13_320.5_-6.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 14 days

Time span: June 04 2025 to June 17 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.9 °C

Event center: -5.0°S 324.5°E

Area affected: 785440 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_2025-Jun-04_to_2025-Jun-17_324.5_-5.0

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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: May 25 2025 to June 02 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.6 °C

Event center: 0.0°N 314.0°E

Area affected: 256470 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_2025-May-25_to_2025-Jun-02_314.0_0.0

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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: May 25 2025 to May 28 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 25.1 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 203442 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_2025-May-25_to_2025-May-28_312.0_-26.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil

Duration: 18 days

Time span: May 13 2025 to May 30 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 29.3 °C

Event center: -6.5°S 315.0°E

Area affected: 85993 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_2025-May-13_to_2025-May-30_315.0_-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: May 10 2025 to May 12 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: -1.0°S 301.0°E

Area affected: 52527 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_2025-May-10_to_2025-May-12_301.0_-1.0

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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: April 25 2025 to April 29 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.1 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 321.5°E

Area affected: 149290 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_2025-Apr-25_to_2025-Apr-29_321.5_-16.5