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: April 24 2020 to May 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -46.4 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 220.5°E

Area affected: 555391 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-Apr-24_to_2020-May-02_220.5_-75.0

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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: April 09 2020 to April 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -13.0 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 288.0°E

Area affected: 297564 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-Apr-09_to_2020-Apr-15_288.0_-65.0

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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: April 05 2020 to April 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -12.4 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 236.0°E

Area affected: 388470 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-Apr-05_to_2020-Apr-07_236.0_-66.5

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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: April 04 2020 to April 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.7 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 225.5°E

Area affected: 58175 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-Apr-04_to_2020-Apr-08_225.5_-76.0

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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: April 02 2020 to April 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -54.5 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 5.0°E

Area affected: 91705 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-Apr-02_to_2020-Apr-05_5.0_-73.5

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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: April 02 2020 to April 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -60.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.5 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 45.0°E

Area affected: 1001314 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-Apr-02_to_2020-Apr-11_45.0_-75.5

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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: March 27 2020 to March 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -55.5 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 78.0°E

Area affected: 142180 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-Mar-27_to_2020-Mar-29_78.0_-75.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 13 days

Time span: March 16 2020 to March 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -59.5 °C

Event center: -85.5°S 166.5°E

Area affected: 1573483 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-Mar-16_to_2020-Mar-28_166.5_-85.5

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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: March 11 2020 to March 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -51.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -69.2 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 138.0°E

Area affected: 4254883 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-Mar-11_to_2020-Mar-28_138.0_-78.0

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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: March 06 2020 to March 16 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -49.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -58.4 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 9.0°E

Area affected: 1464983 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-Mar-06_to_2020-Mar-16_9.0_-75.5