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: 9 days

Time span: April 09 2012 to April 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -64.3 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 26.5°E

Area affected: 611969 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-Apr-09_to_2012-Apr-17_26.5_-69.0

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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: March 24 2012 to March 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.1 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 364.0°E

Area affected: 261359 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-Mar-24_to_2012-Mar-29_4.0_-72.0

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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: March 19 2012 to March 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -42.8 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 54.5°E

Area affected: 152477 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-Mar-19_to_2012-Mar-26_54.5_-67.0

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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: March 15 2012 to March 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -24.1 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 27.0°E

Area affected: 3403267 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-Mar-15_to_2012-Mar-28_27.0_-69.0

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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: March 07 2012 to March 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.5 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 339.5°E

Area affected: 403932 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-Mar-07_to_2012-Mar-15_339.5_-77.0

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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: March 07 2012 to March 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -9.8 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 169.5°E

Area affected: 119167 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-Mar-07_to_2012-Mar-09_169.5_-68.5

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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: March 06 2012 to March 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -47.3 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 55.0°E

Area affected: 134837 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-Mar-06_to_2012-Mar-10_55.0_-69.5

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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: March 06 2012 to March 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -53.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -57.3 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 120.5°E

Area affected: 78307 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-Mar-06_to_2012-Mar-10_120.5_-73.0

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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: March 05 2012 to March 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.4 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 31.0°E

Area affected: 141367 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-Mar-05_to_2012-Mar-09_31.0_-79.5