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: 14 days

Time span: September 10 2011 to September 23 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -55.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.9 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 37.5°E

Area affected: 845417 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_2011-Sep-10_to_2011-Sep-23_37.5_-76.0

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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 20 2011 to August 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -47.2 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 205.0°E

Area affected: 1977912 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_2011-Aug-20_to_2011-Aug-27_205.0_-62.0

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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 20 2011 to August 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -47.9 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 346.5°E

Area affected: 83017 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_2011-Aug-20_to_2011-Aug-25_346.5_-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: August 20 2011 to August 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -52.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -60.6 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 335.5°E

Area affected: 252644 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_2011-Aug-20_to_2011-Aug-25_335.5_-78.0

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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: August 18 2011 to September 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -42.6 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 355.5°E

Area affected: 1199224 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_2011-Aug-18_to_2011-Sep-07_355.5_-65.5

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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 16 2011 to August 19 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -59.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -66.7 °C

Event center: -86.5°S 164.0°E

Area affected: 105597 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_2011-Aug-16_to_2011-Aug-19_164.0_-86.5

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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: August 12 2011 to August 18 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.5 °C

Event center: -58.5°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 1402734 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_2011-Aug-12_to_2011-Aug-18_310.5_-58.5

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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: August 06 2011 to August 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -52.2 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 312.5°E

Area affected: 61160 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_2011-Aug-06_to_2011-Aug-08_312.5_-84.0

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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: July 25 2011 to August 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.5 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 1947990 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_2011-Jul-25_to_2011-Aug-07_135.0_-62.0