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: May 22 2024 to May 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -61.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.9 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 14.0°E

Area affected: 488142 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-May-22_to_2024-May-30_14.0_-74.0

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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: May 21 2024 to May 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -52.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -65.4 °C

Event center: -84.5°S 290.0°E

Area affected: 663277 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-May-21_to_2024-May-30_290.0_-84.5

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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: May 19 2024 to May 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -61.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.4 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 92.5°E

Area affected: 417270 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-May-19_to_2024-May-23_92.5_-79.0

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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 17 2024 to May 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.8 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 75.5°E

Area affected: 178513 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-May-17_to_2024-May-21_75.5_-66.0

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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: May 12 2024 to May 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -36.8 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 32.0°E

Area affected: 341117 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-May-12_to_2024-May-18_32.0_-69.0

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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 10 2024 to May 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -45.2 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 157.0°E

Area affected: 247852 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-May-10_to_2024-May-14_157.0_-69.0

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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: May 10 2024 to May 20 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -40.2 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 24.0°E

Area affected: 101761 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-May-10_to_2024-May-20_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: 5 days

Time span: May 09 2024 to May 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -21.8 °C

Event center: -63.0°S 166.5°E

Area affected: 51559 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-May-09_to_2024-May-13_166.5_-63.0

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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 21 2024 to April 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -62.2 °C

Event center: -84.5°S 288.0°E

Area affected: 974985 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-Apr-21_to_2024-Apr-29_288.0_-84.5