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: 9 days

Time span: June 05 2020 to June 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -66.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -73.6 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 44.0°E

Area affected: 132640 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-13_44.0_-76.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 18 days

Time span: June 04 2020 to June 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -18.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.5 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 121.5°E

Area affected: 3843713 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-04_to_2020-Jun-21_121.5_-70.5

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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: June 01 2020 to June 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -35.2 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 33.0°E

Area affected: 162869 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-01_to_2020-Jun-11_33.0_-69.5

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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: May 20 2020 to May 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -26.5 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 344.5°E

Area affected: 82383 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-May-20_to_2020-May-23_344.5_-71.0

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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: May 19 2020 to May 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -55.7 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 332.0°E

Area affected: 529971 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-May-19_to_2020-May-28_332.0_-80.5

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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: May 16 2020 to May 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -55.7 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 349.0°E

Area affected: 63398 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-May-16_to_2020-May-20_349.0_-75.0

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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: May 12 2020 to May 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.3 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 181304 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-May-12_to_2020-May-17_292.5_-69.5

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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: May 05 2020 to May 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -46.4 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 311.5°E

Area affected: 62798 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-May-05_to_2020-May-08_311.5_-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 03 2020 to May 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -15.2 °C

Event center: -61.0°S 163.5°E

Area affected: 65707 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-May-03_to_2020-May-05_163.5_-61.0