Category: Extremes affecting Antarctica

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 18 2010 to November 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.5 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 178202 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: Heat_wave_2010-Nov-18_to_2010-Nov-22_126.0_-73.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 13 2010 to November 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.0 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 374950 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: Heat_wave_2010-Nov-13_to_2010-Nov-19_147.0_-67.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: November 10 2010 to November 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.9 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 296.0°E

Area affected: 1015920 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: Heat_wave_2010-Nov-10_to_2010-Nov-20_296.0_-67.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 08 2010 to November 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.4 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 127.5°E

Area affected: 490531 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: Heat_wave_2010-Nov-08_to_2010-Nov-14_127.5_-72.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 05 2010 to November 08 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.2 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 48.0°E

Area affected: 204246 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: Heat_wave_2010-Nov-05_to_2010-Nov-08_48.0_-70.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 16 days

Time span: November 01 2010 to November 16 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.3 °C

Event center: -83.0°S 300.0°E

Area affected: 4462065 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: Heat_wave_2010-Nov-01_to_2010-Nov-16_300.0_-83.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 31 2010 to November 03 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.6 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 74.0°E

Area affected: 279094 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: Heat_wave_2010-Oct-31_to_2010-Nov-03_74.0_-76.5