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: July 09 2023 to July 13 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -18.2 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 238.5°E

Area affected: 391494 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_2023-Jul-09_to_2023-Jul-13_238.5_-65.0

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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: July 06 2023 to July 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -41.0 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 306.0°E

Area affected: 407903 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_2023-Jul-06_to_2023-Jul-10_306.0_-72.5

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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: July 03 2023 to July 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -37.5 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 319.0°E

Area affected: 63607 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_2023-Jul-03_to_2023-Jul-05_319.0_-75.5

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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: June 26 2023 to July 03 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.9 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 76.5°E

Area affected: 1983549 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_2023-Jun-26_to_2023-Jul-03_76.5_-68.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 21 days

Time span: June 18 2023 to July 08 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -51.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.0 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 261.5°E

Area affected: 2551125 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_2023-Jun-18_to_2023-Jul-08_261.5_-84.0

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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: June 15 2023 to June 21 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.3 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 60071 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_2023-Jun-15_to_2023-Jun-21_128.0_-66.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 21 days

Time span: June 07 2023 to June 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -38.8 °C

Event center: -64.0°S 224.5°E

Area affected: 3090935 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_2023-Jun-07_to_2023-Jun-27_224.5_-64.0

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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: June 05 2023 to June 08 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -28.3 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 356.0°E

Area affected: 81458 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_2023-Jun-05_to_2023-Jun-08_356.0_-69.5

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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: June 02 2023 to June 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -29.6 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 85.5°E

Area affected: 71238 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_2023-Jun-02_to_2023-Jun-05_85.5_-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: June 01 2023 to June 07 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -55.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.0 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 130.5°E

Area affected: 1000050 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_2023-Jun-01_to_2023-Jun-07_130.5_-71.0