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: 34 days

Time span: May 14 2012 to June 16 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -50.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -24.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -78.8 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 93.0°E

Area affected: 12579794 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_2012-May-14_to_2012-Jun-16_93.0_-73.0

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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 03 2012 to May 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.6 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 337.5°E

Area affected: 213251 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_2012-May-03_to_2012-May-09_337.5_-80.5

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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: May 02 2012 to May 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -41.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.3 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 301.0°E

Area affected: 65153 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_2012-May-02_to_2012-May-05_301.0_-76.0

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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: April 30 2012 to May 04 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -67.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.6 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 97.5°E

Area affected: 199879 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_2012-Apr-30_to_2012-May-04_97.5_-77.5

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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 16 2012 to April 24 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -60.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.5 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 683299 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_2012-Apr-16_to_2012-Apr-24_128.0_-75.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 13 days

Time span: April 14 2012 to April 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.7 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 162.0°E

Area affected: 511411 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_2012-Apr-14_to_2012-Apr-26_162.0_-69.5

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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: April 11 2012 to April 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -54.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -63.6 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 52.0°E

Area affected: 179872 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_2012-Apr-11_to_2012-Apr-15_52.0_-72.5

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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 09 2012 to April 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -64.3 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 26.5°E

Area affected: 611969 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_2012-Apr-09_to_2012-Apr-17_26.5_-69.0

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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: March 24 2012 to March 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.1 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 364.0°E

Area affected: 261359 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_2012-Mar-24_to_2012-Mar-29_4.0_-72.0