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: 8 days

Time span: July 14 2020 to July 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.0 °C

Event center: -63.5°S 338.5°E

Area affected: 977573 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-14_to_2020-Jul-21_338.5_-63.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 23 days

Time span: June 30 2020 to July 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -47.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.0 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 299.5°E

Area affected: 123478 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-Jun-30_to_2020-Jul-22_299.5_-82.5

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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: June 25 2020 to June 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -24.3 °C

Event center: -62.5°S 86.0°E

Area affected: 81981 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-Jun-25_to_2020-Jun-28_86.0_-62.5

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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 24 2020 to July 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -24.7 °C

Event center: -64.0°S 216.5°E

Area affected: 1965846 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-Jun-24_to_2020-Jul-05_216.5_-64.0

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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: June 22 2020 to July 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -60.5 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 354.5°E

Area affected: 3062872 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-Jun-22_to_2020-Jul-11_354.5_-69.5

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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: June 14 2020 to June 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -44.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -61.6 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 90.5°E

Area affected: 219737 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-Jun-14_to_2020-Jun-18_90.5_-65.5

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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: June 13 2020 to June 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -24.3 °C

Event center: -63.5°S 92.5°E

Area affected: 555736 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-Jun-13_to_2020-Jun-17_92.5_-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: June 07 2020 to June 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -29.1 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 172.5°E

Area affected: 111892 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-Jun-07_to_2020-Jun-13_172.5_-69.5

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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: June 06 2020 to June 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -52.7 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 296.5°E

Area affected: 348798 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-Jun-06_to_2020-Jun-15_296.5_-82.0

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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: June 05 2020 to June 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -29.4 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 179.0°E

Area affected: 136643 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-Jun-05_to_2020-Jun-08_179.0_-73.5