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: 33 days

Time span: May 16 2011 to June 17 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -57.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -74.3 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 339.0°E

Area affected: 3130398 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-May-16_to_2011-Jun-17_339.0_-81.0

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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: May 16 2011 to May 21 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -45.4 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 12.5°E

Area affected: 375579 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-May-16_to_2011-May-21_12.5_-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: May 06 2011 to May 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.8 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 30.0°E

Area affected: 256459 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-May-06_to_2011-May-12_30.0_-69.0

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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: May 06 2011 to May 13 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.3 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 300.5°E

Area affected: 106384 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-May-06_to_2011-May-13_300.5_-72.0

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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: May 02 2011 to May 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -49.6 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 196.0°E

Area affected: 113243 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-May-02_to_2011-May-06_196.0_-78.0

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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: April 30 2011 to May 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.2 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 163.0°E

Area affected: 58403 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-Apr-30_to_2011-May-07_163.0_-80.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 12 days

Time span: April 28 2011 to May 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -49.4 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 264.0°E

Area affected: 1751717 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-Apr-28_to_2011-May-09_264.0_-68.5

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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: April 28 2011 to May 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -62.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -65.4 °C

Event center: -88.5°S 137.5°E

Area affected: 170252 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-Apr-28_to_2011-May-06_137.5_-88.5

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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: April 22 2011 to April 26 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -49.9 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 189.5°E

Area affected: 138995 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-Apr-22_to_2011-Apr-26_189.5_-78.0

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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: April 20 2011 to April 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -66.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -70.4 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 40.0°E

Area affected: 100018 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-Apr-20_to_2011-Apr-28_40.0_-79.0