Category: Cold spells affecting Antarctica

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: August 15 2012 to August 24 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -69.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -76.7 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 92.5°E

Area affected: 608018 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: Cold_spell_2012-Aug-15_to_2012-Aug-24_92.5_-80.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 13 days

Time span: August 09 2012 to August 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -56.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -68.5 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 349.5°E

Area affected: 1754840 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: Cold_spell_2012-Aug-09_to_2012-Aug-21_349.5_-81.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: August 06 2012 to August 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -34.1 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 260.0°E

Area affected: 89890 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: Cold_spell_2012-Aug-06_to_2012-Aug-08_260.0_-71.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: August 05 2012 to August 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.5 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 243.5°E

Area affected: 69585 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: Cold_spell_2012-Aug-05_to_2012-Aug-08_243.5_-77.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 14 days

Time span: August 04 2012 to August 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -49.8 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 299.0°E

Area affected: 117583 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: Cold_spell_2012-Aug-04_to_2012-Aug-17_299.0_-75.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: August 04 2012 to August 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -47.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -53.1 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 268.0°E

Area affected: 109872 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: Cold_spell_2012-Aug-04_to_2012-Aug-09_268.0_-82.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: August 03 2012 to August 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -68.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.3 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 59.0°E

Area affected: 58942 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: Cold_spell_2012-Aug-03_to_2012-Aug-10_59.0_-79.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: August 01 2012 to August 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -67.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -77.9 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 502705 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: Cold_spell_2012-Aug-01_to_2012-Aug-11_123.5_-77.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: July 29 2012 to August 02 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -49.1 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 160.5°E

Area affected: 140608 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: Cold_spell_2012-Jul-29_to_2012-Aug-02_160.5_-70.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: July 28 2012 to July 31 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -69.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -74.6 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 118.5°E

Area affected: 89214 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: Cold_spell_2012-Jul-28_to_2012-Jul-31_118.5_-75.5