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: August 15 2020 to August 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -28.7 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 43.0°E

Area affected: 663079 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-Aug-15_to_2020-Aug-20_43.0_-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: August 09 2020 to August 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -67.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -73.5 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 93.0°E

Area affected: 196488 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-Aug-09_to_2020-Aug-14_93.0_-79.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: August 07 2020 to August 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -31.2 °C

Event center: -56.0°S 186.5°E

Area affected: 3040960 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-Aug-07_to_2020-Aug-17_186.5_-56.0

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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: August 05 2020 to August 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -51.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -58.6 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 64412 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-Aug-05_to_2020-Aug-08_129.0_-70.0

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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: August 04 2020 to August 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -46.0 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 88539 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-Aug-04_to_2020-Aug-08_146.0_-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: August 03 2020 to August 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -42.3 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 62631 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-Aug-03_to_2020-Aug-08_154.5_-69.0

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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 31 2020 to August 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -63.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -67.4 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 12.0°E

Area affected: 54925 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-Jul-31_to_2020-Aug-03_12.0_-76.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 20 days

Time span: July 26 2020 to August 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -23.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -62.2 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 296.0°E

Area affected: 9403811 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-Jul-26_to_2020-Aug-14_22.0_-64.5

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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: July 25 2020 to July 31 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -29.9 °C

Event center: -64.0°S 317.5°E

Area affected: 58722 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-Jul-25_to_2020-Jul-31_317.5_-64.0

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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: July 20 2020 to July 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -34.2 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 161.5°E

Area affected: 542151 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-Jul-20_to_2020-Jul-27_161.5_-67.5