Category: Cold spells affecting Antarctica

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: March 27 2024 to April 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -56.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -65.7 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 132.5°E

Area affected: 257061 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-Mar-27_to_2024-Apr-03_132.5_-74.0

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: March 26 2024 to April 05 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -64.7 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 110.5°E

Area affected: 1617014 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-Mar-26_to_2024-Apr-05_110.5_-66.5

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 12 days

Time span: March 21 2024 to April 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.5 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 164.0°E

Area affected: 125983 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-Mar-21_to_2024-Apr-01_164.0_-70.5

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: March 11 2024 to March 15 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -42.9 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 255.0°E

Area affected: 201156 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-Mar-11_to_2024-Mar-15_255.0_-81.0

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: March 11 2024 to March 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -59.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -62.1 °C

Event center: -86.0°S 88.0°E

Area affected: 123385 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-Mar-11_to_2024-Mar-13_88.0_-86.0

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 04 2024 to March 10 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -45.0 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 351.5°E

Area affected: 422917 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-Mar-04_to_2024-Mar-10_351.5_-74.5

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: March 02 2024 to March 05 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -53.3 °C

Event center: -86.5°S 276.0°E

Area affected: 157031 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-Mar-02_to_2024-Mar-05_276.0_-86.5

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 21 2024 to February 24 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -11.3 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 36.0°E

Area affected: 166967 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-Feb-21_to_2024-Feb-24_36.0_-67.5

Download data: JSON

Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: February 21 2024 to February 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -26.4 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 44.0°E

Area affected: 52783 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-Feb-21_to_2024-Feb-23_44.0_-67.0