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: 12 days

Time span: June 06 2021 to June 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.2 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 173.5°E

Area affected: 798153 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_2021-Jun-06_to_2021-Jun-17_173.5_-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: June 03 2021 to June 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -44.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -52.8 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 160.0°E

Area affected: 153291 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_2021-Jun-03_to_2021-Jun-08_160.0_-70.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 60 days

Time span: May 28 2021 to July 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -49.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -26.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -77.4 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 310.0°E

Area affected: 12722594 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_2021-May-28_to_2021-Jul-26_310.0_-81.0

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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: May 27 2021 to May 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -26.4 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 89.0°E

Area affected: 58438 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_2021-May-27_to_2021-May-29_89.0_-65.0

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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 26 2021 to June 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.4 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 21.0°E

Area affected: 1254988 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_2021-May-26_to_2021-Jun-02_21.0_-67.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 17 days

Time span: May 23 2021 to June 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.6 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 288.0°E

Area affected: 232711 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_2021-May-23_to_2021-Jun-08_288.0_-70.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 19 days

Time span: May 22 2021 to June 09 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -30.6 °C

Event center: -64.0°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 770227 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_2021-May-22_to_2021-Jun-09_145.5_-64.0

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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: May 01 2021 to May 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -31.5 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 290.0°E

Area affected: 92335 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_2021-May-01_to_2021-May-04_290.0_-71.5

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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 01 2021 to May 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -61.6 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 35.5°E

Area affected: 416356 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_2021-May-01_to_2021-May-08_35.5_-67.0