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: 20 days

Time span: September 15 2022 to October 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -50.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -61.3 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 359.5°E

Area affected: 2665142 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_2022-Sep-15_to_2022-Oct-04_31.0_-78.0

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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: September 10 2022 to September 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.0 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 122.0°E

Area affected: 156597 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_2022-Sep-10_to_2022-Sep-13_122.0_-67.0

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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: September 09 2022 to September 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -40.7 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 311451 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_2022-Sep-09_to_2022-Sep-14_149.5_-67.0

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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: September 05 2022 to September 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.0 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 176.5°E

Area affected: 2200592 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_2022-Sep-05_to_2022-Sep-13_176.5_-75.5

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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: August 21 2022 to August 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -46.1 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 218.5°E

Area affected: 71730 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_2022-Aug-21_to_2022-Aug-24_218.5_-78.0

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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: August 18 2022 to August 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -55.1 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 171.5°E

Area affected: 79350 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_2022-Aug-18_to_2022-Aug-24_171.5_-79.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 23 days

Time span: August 16 2022 to September 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -60.6 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 341.5°E

Area affected: 3490600 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_2022-Aug-16_to_2022-Sep-07_29.0_-81.0

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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: August 14 2022 to August 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -22.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.3 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 112.5°E

Area affected: 899561 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_2022-Aug-14_to_2022-Aug-23_112.5_-66.0

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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: August 13 2022 to August 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -54.1 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 341.0°E

Area affected: 69968 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_2022-Aug-13_to_2022-Aug-15_341.0_-77.5

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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: August 12 2022 to August 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.2 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 195.0°E

Area affected: 1121794 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_2022-Aug-12_to_2022-Aug-18_195.0_-62.0