Category: Extremes affecting Antarctica

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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: July 11 2017 to July 22 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -14.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.7 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 204.0°E

Area affected: 1553128 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_2017-Jul-11_to_2017-Jul-22_204.0_-77.5

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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 08 2017 to July 15 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -64.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -76.5 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 982695 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_2017-Jul-08_to_2017-Jul-15_152.5_-81.0

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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 06 2017 to July 09 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.1 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 43.5°E

Area affected: 95569 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_2017-Jul-06_to_2017-Jul-09_43.5_-70.0

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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 01 2017 to July 04 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -49.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -57.9 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 60.0°E

Area affected: 75645 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_2017-Jul-01_to_2017-Jul-04_60.0_-69.5

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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 26 2017 to July 15 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -57.3 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 234.0°E

Area affected: 6140613 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_2017-Jun-26_to_2017-Jul-15_234.0_-76.5

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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: June 25 2017 to July 02 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -40.1 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 272.5°E

Area affected: 139310 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_2017-Jun-25_to_2017-Jul-02_272.5_-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: June 24 2017 to June 28 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.6 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 103.5°E

Area affected: 115138 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_2017-Jun-24_to_2017-Jun-28_103.5_-65.5

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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 24 2017 to July 02 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.2 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 273.5°E

Area affected: 442630 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_2017-Jun-24_to_2017-Jul-02_273.5_-78.5