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 08 2012 to July 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -35.1 °C

Event center: -60.0°S 117.0°E

Area affected: 602348 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-Jul-11_117.0_-60.0

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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 08 2012 to July 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -60.4 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 362.5°E

Area affected: 145820 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-Jul-14_2.5_-72.5

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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: July 04 2012 to July 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -63.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -77.8 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 1303605 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-04_to_2012-Jul-11_131.0_-75.5

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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: June 25 2012 to June 30 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -68.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.5 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 88.5°E

Area affected: 79324 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-Jun-25_to_2012-Jun-30_88.5_-80.5

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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: June 22 2012 to June 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -62.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -69.5 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 16.5°E

Area affected: 331966 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-Jun-22_to_2012-Jun-26_16.5_-76.0

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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: June 20 2012 to June 30 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.3 °C

Event center: -63.5°S 45.5°E

Area affected: 1141167 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-Jun-20_to_2012-Jun-30_45.5_-63.5

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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: June 15 2012 to July 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -53.0 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 274.0°E

Area affected: 2280388 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-Jun-15_to_2012-Jul-05_274.0_-71.5

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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: June 08 2012 to June 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -55.7 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 35.5°E

Area affected: 112653 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-Jun-08_to_2012-Jun-12_35.5_-71.5

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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: June 08 2012 to June 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.6 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 265.0°E

Area affected: 59228 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-Jun-08_to_2012-Jun-13_265.0_-75.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 15 days

Time span: June 04 2012 to June 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -37.1 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 35.5°E

Area affected: 1948369 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-Jun-04_to_2012-Jun-18_35.5_-66.0