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: 6 days

Time span: March 15 2022 to March 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.8 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 192.5°E

Area affected: 1870355 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-Mar-15_to_2022-Mar-20_192.5_-59.0

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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: March 06 2022 to March 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.6 °C

Event center: -62.5°S 232.0°E

Area affected: 310046 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-Mar-06_to_2022-Mar-12_232.0_-62.5

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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: March 01 2022 to March 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -37.3 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 54.5°E

Area affected: 176283 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-Mar-01_to_2022-Mar-05_54.5_-67.0

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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: February 28 2022 to March 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -60.0°S 294.0°E

Area affected: 703245 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-Feb-28_to_2022-Mar-07_294.0_-60.0

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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: February 28 2022 to March 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -41.2 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 159.0°E

Area affected: 90710 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-Feb-28_to_2022-Mar-04_159.0_-71.5

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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: February 26 2022 to February 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.7 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 275.0°E

Area affected: 76016 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-Feb-26_to_2022-Feb-28_275.0_-66.5

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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: February 24 2022 to February 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.9 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 25.5°E

Area affected: 123887 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-Feb-24_to_2022-Feb-27_25.5_-77.5

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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: February 18 2022 to February 22 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -46.5 °C

Event center: -86.0°S 275.5°E

Area affected: 98791 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-Feb-18_to_2022-Feb-22_275.5_-86.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 30 days

Time span: February 18 2022 to March 19 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -63.2 °C

Event center: -86.0°S 319.0°E

Area affected: 4587199 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-Feb-18_to_2022-Mar-19_319.0_-86.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 12 days

Time span: February 01 2022 to February 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -3.2 °C

Event center: -61.0°S 209.0°E

Area affected: 5532016 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-Feb-01_to_2022-Feb-12_209.0_-61.0