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: 5 days

Time span: March 03 2010 to March 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -49.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -55.4 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 97702 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-Mar-03_to_2010-Mar-07_135.0_-79.0

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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: February 27 2010 to March 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -55.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -58.2 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 66.5°E

Area affected: 122967 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-Feb-27_to_2010-Mar-05_66.5_-82.5

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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: February 20 2010 to February 24 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -52.1 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 28.0°E

Area affected: 641626 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-Feb-20_to_2010-Feb-24_28.0_-78.5

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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: February 19 2010 to February 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -11.2 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 307.5°E

Area affected: 2017361 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-Feb-19_to_2010-Feb-25_307.5_-62.0

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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: February 16 2010 to February 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -38.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -50.4 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 119.0°E

Area affected: 1422914 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-Feb-16_to_2010-Feb-25_119.0_-65.5

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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: February 16 2010 to February 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -38.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -45.1 °C

Event center: -86.0°S 176.5°E

Area affected: 52668 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-Feb-16_to_2010-Feb-20_176.5_-86.0

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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: February 04 2010 to February 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -20.2 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 263.0°E

Area affected: 76396 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-Feb-04_to_2010-Feb-13_263.0_-73.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: February 04 2010 to February 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -38.1 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 79.5°E

Area affected: 207864 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-Feb-04_to_2010-Feb-07_79.5_-72.0

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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: January 21 2010 to January 27 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.4 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 210.0°E

Area affected: 437660 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-Jan-21_to_2010-Jan-27_210.0_-75.5