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: 25 days

Time span: June 03 2022 to June 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.0 °C

Event center: -63.0°S 191.5°E

Area affected: 6431401 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-03_to_2022-Jun-27_191.5_-63.0

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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 02 2022 to June 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -13.2 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 263.5°E

Area affected: 1603563 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-02_to_2022-Jun-08_263.5_-62.0

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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: May 23 2022 to May 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -65.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.1 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 37.0°E

Area affected: 131458 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-May-23_to_2022-May-28_37.0_-81.0

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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: May 21 2022 to May 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -19.7 °C

Event center: -61.0°S 187.0°E

Area affected: 2547920 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-May-21_to_2022-May-28_187.0_-61.0

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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: May 14 2022 to May 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -51.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -61.7 °C

Event center: -83.5°S 358.5°E

Area affected: 417210 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-May-14_to_2022-May-23_4.5_-83.0

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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: May 11 2022 to May 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -58.4 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 32.0°E

Area affected: 401279 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-May-11_to_2022-May-16_32.0_-72.0

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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: May 07 2022 to May 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -41.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -45.1 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 279.5°E

Area affected: 50363 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-May-07_to_2022-May-12_279.5_-79.5

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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: May 07 2022 to May 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -65.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.3 °C

Event center: -83.0°S 48.5°E

Area affected: 225587 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-May-07_to_2022-May-14_48.5_-83.0

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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: May 03 2022 to May 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -45.5 °C

Event center: -63.5°S 112.0°E

Area affected: 423813 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-May-03_to_2022-May-11_112.0_-63.5

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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: April 29 2022 to May 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.3 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 70.5°E

Area affected: 284945 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-Apr-29_to_2022-May-05_70.5_-69.5