Category: Heat waves affecting Suriname

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil
• French Guiana
• Suriname

Duration: 37 days

Time span: November 29 2011 to January 04 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.1 °C

Event center: 2.0°N 305.5°E

Area affected: 784215 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-Nov-29_to_2012-Jan-04_305.5_2.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil
• French Guiana
• Suriname

Duration: 15 days

Time span: October 05 2011 to October 19 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 31.8 °C

Event center: 0.0°N 305.5°E

Area affected: 546683 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-Oct-05_to_2011-Oct-19_305.5_0.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil
• French Guiana
• Suriname

Duration: 10 days

Time span: September 24 2011 to October 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 29.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 30.9 °C

Event center: 2.5°N 306.5°E

Area affected: 123564 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-24_to_2011-Oct-03_306.5_2.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil
• French Guiana
• Suriname

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 15 2011 to August 18 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.8 °C

Event center: 2.0°N 305.0°E

Area affected: 71029 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-15_to_2011-Aug-18_305.0_2.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil
• French Guiana
• Suriname

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 06 2010 to June 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.5 °C

Event center: 2.0°N 306.5°E

Area affected: 175910 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-Jun-06_to_2010-Jun-14_306.5_2.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Brazil
• French Guiana
• Suriname

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 29 2026 to June 06 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Event center: 3.0°N 307.0°E

Area affected: 438645 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_2026-May-29_to_2026-Jun-06_307.0_3.0