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: 5 days

Time span: December 18 2024 to December 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -7.0 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 27.5°E

Area affected: 78646 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_2024-Dec-18_to_2024-Dec-22_27.5_-69.5

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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: December 17 2024 to December 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -36.6 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 24.0°E

Area affected: 290675 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_2024-Dec-17_to_2024-Dec-23_24.0_-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: December 17 2024 to December 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -16.2 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 50.5°E

Area affected: 108006 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_2024-Dec-17_to_2024-Dec-22_50.5_-67.0

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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: December 16 2024 to December 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -5.9 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 316.0°E

Area affected: 135211 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_2024-Dec-16_to_2024-Dec-21_316.0_-73.0

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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: December 15 2024 to December 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.3 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 97.0°E

Area affected: 253453 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_2024-Dec-15_to_2024-Dec-21_97.0_-76.0

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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: November 27 2024 to November 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -41.2 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 23.0°E

Area affected: 122090 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_2024-Nov-27_to_2024-Nov-30_23.0_-75.5

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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: November 27 2024 to November 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -24.7 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 235.0°E

Area affected: 92521 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_2024-Nov-27_to_2024-Nov-29_235.0_-82.5

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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: November 24 2024 to December 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.7 °C

Event center: -89.0°S 335.0°E

Area affected: 245852 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_2024-Nov-24_to_2024-Dec-04_335.0_-89.0

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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: November 23 2024 to December 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -12.9 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 317.5°E

Area affected: 1352962 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_2024-Nov-23_to_2024-Dec-01_317.5_-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: November 21 2024 to November 24 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -8.6 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 7.0°E

Area affected: 80752 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_2024-Nov-21_to_2024-Nov-24_7.0_-67.5