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: 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

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: July 25 2012 to July 31 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -51.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -54.8 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 198.5°E

Area affected: 67810 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-25_to_2012-Jul-31_198.5_-80.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 21 days

Time span: July 24 2012 to August 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -57.8 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 68.0°E

Area affected: 3672567 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-24_to_2012-Aug-13_68.0_-66.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 9 days

Time span: July 22 2012 to July 30 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -42.8 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 210.5°E

Area affected: 506721 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-22_to_2012-Jul-30_210.5_-74.0

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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 21 2012 to July 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -67.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.7 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 97.0°E

Area affected: 167306 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-21_to_2012-Jul-25_97.0_-77.0

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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 18 2012 to July 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -60.3 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 100.0°E

Area affected: 644393 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-18_to_2012-Jul-21_100.0_-65.5

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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: July 13 2012 to July 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -34.2 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 183.0°E

Area affected: 134154 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-13_to_2012-Jul-18_183.0_-72.5

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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: July 13 2012 to July 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -62.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.9 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 134.5°E

Area affected: 443649 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-13_to_2012-Jul-18_134.5_-72.5

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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 09 2012 to July 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -35.9 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 157.0°E

Area affected: 163803 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-09_to_2012-Jul-13_157.0_-69.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 32 days

Time span: July 08 2012 to August 08 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -59.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -23.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -78.3 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 341.0°E

Area affected: 4546784 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-08_to_2012-Aug-08_341.0_-81.0