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: August 11 2022 to August 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -69.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.6 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 47.5°E

Area affected: 50973 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-11_to_2022-Aug-15_47.5_-78.5

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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: August 10 2022 to August 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -47.8 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 339.5°E

Area affected: 164054 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-10_to_2022-Aug-15_339.5_-74.5

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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: August 07 2022 to August 09 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -14.7 °C

Event center: -61.5°S 202.5°E

Area affected: 126982 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-07_to_2022-Aug-09_202.5_-61.5

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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: August 06 2022 to August 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -60.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -69.8 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 406581 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-06_to_2022-Aug-11_123.5_-72.0

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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: July 20 2022 to July 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -54.9 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 54.0°E

Area affected: 70210 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-Jul-20_to_2022-Jul-23_54.0_-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: July 15 2022 to July 19 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.5 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 354.5°E

Area affected: 51727 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-Jul-15_to_2022-Jul-19_354.5_-74.0

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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: July 12 2022 to July 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -58.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -67.9 °C

Event center: -88.0°S 284.0°E

Area affected: 381540 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-Jul-12_to_2022-Jul-18_284.0_-88.0

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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: July 09 2022 to July 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.3 °C

Event center: -63.5°S 97.5°E

Area affected: 176732 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-Jul-09_to_2022-Jul-14_97.5_-63.5

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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: June 29 2022 to July 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -57.7 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 101.5°E

Area affected: 232995 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-Jun-29_to_2022-Jul-03_101.5_-68.0