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: 6 days

Time span: January 22 2011 to January 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -28.8 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 165.0°E

Area affected: 132182 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-Jan-22_to_2011-Jan-27_165.0_-79.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 27 days

Time span: January 17 2011 to February 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -31.9 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 274.5°E

Area affected: 3708466 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-Jan-17_to_2011-Feb-12_274.5_-72.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 27 days

Time span: January 04 2011 to January 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -22.1 °C

Event center: -53.5°S 184.5°E

Area affected: 14558651 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-Jan-04_to_2011-Jan-30_184.5_-53.5

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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: December 30 2010 to January 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -28.0 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 100.5°E

Area affected: 144898 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_2010-Dec-30_to_2011-Jan-06_100.5_-66.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 17 days

Time span: December 22 2010 to January 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -13.0 °C

Event center: -61.5°S 116.5°E

Area affected: 2384720 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_2010-Dec-22_to_2011-Jan-07_116.5_-61.5

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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 16 2010 to December 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -21.8 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 212.5°E

Area affected: 118479 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_2010-Dec-16_to_2010-Dec-22_212.5_-76.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 43 days

Time span: December 06 2010 to January 17 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -26.0 °C

Event center: -63.0°S 253.0°E

Area affected: 9871201 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_2010-Dec-06_to_2011-Jan-17_253.0_-63.0

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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: December 03 2010 to December 10 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -7.7 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 223.5°E

Area affected: 83521 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_2010-Dec-03_to_2010-Dec-10_223.5_-74.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: November 26 2010 to December 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -18.7 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 320.0°E

Area affected: 327902 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_2010-Nov-26_to_2010-Dec-05_320.0_-72.5