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: 3 days

Time span: July 03 2021 to July 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.8 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 71.5°E

Area affected: 50767 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_2021-Jul-03_to_2021-Jul-05_71.5_-70.5

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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: July 03 2021 to July 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.9 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 56.5°E

Area affected: 73048 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_2021-Jul-03_to_2021-Jul-06_56.5_-67.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: July 03 2021 to July 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -13.2 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 65.0°E

Area affected: 60335 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_2021-Jul-03_to_2021-Jul-05_65.0_-74.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 24 2021 to June 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.3 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 292.0°E

Area affected: 106406 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_2021-Jun-24_to_2021-Jun-26_292.0_-71.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: June 23 2021 to June 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.9 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 39.0°E

Area affected: 51164 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_2021-Jun-23_to_2021-Jun-25_39.0_-69.5

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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: June 21 2021 to June 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.0 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 301.0°E

Area affected: 51098 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_2021-Jun-21_to_2021-Jun-24_301.0_-62.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 20 2021 to June 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.8 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 158.0°E

Area affected: 549384 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_2021-Jun-20_to_2021-Jun-27_158.0_-80.0