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: 10 days

Time span: February 03 2021 to February 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -22.3 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 214.5°E

Area affected: 276077 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-Feb-03_to_2021-Feb-12_214.5_-76.0

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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 01 2021 to March 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.0 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 356.0°E

Area affected: 6215080 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-Feb-01_to_2021-Mar-02_9.0_-69.5

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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: January 25 2021 to January 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -20.5 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 298.0°E

Area affected: 85585 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-Jan-25_to_2021-Jan-30_298.0_-73.5

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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: January 23 2021 to January 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.6 °C

Event center: -56.0°S 157.5°E

Area affected: 220431 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-Jan-23_to_2021-Jan-27_157.5_-56.0

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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: January 08 2021 to January 10 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -60.5°S 166.0°E

Area affected: 53806 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-Jan-08_to_2021-Jan-10_166.0_-60.5

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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: January 01 2021 to January 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.8 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 153.5°E

Area affected: 227070 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-Jan-01_to_2021-Jan-04_153.5_-68.5

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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: December 19 2020 to December 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -28.0 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 100.0°E

Area affected: 217137 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_2020-Dec-19_to_2020-Dec-25_100.0_-66.5

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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: December 18 2020 to December 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -23.1 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 73845 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_2020-Dec-18_to_2020-Dec-23_128.5_-67.0