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: May 12 2017 to May 16 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -28.5 °C

Event center: -85.5°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 135805 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_2017-May-12_to_2017-May-16_154.0_-85.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 13 days

Time span: May 11 2017 to May 23 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 24.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.7 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 2574415 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_2017-May-11_to_2017-May-23_133.0_-74.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 15 days

Time span: May 08 2017 to May 22 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.6 °C

Event center: -57.0°S 307.5°E

Area affected: 3598875 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_2017-May-08_to_2017-May-22_307.5_-57.0

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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: May 02 2017 to May 05 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -44.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -37.3 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 110.5°E

Area affected: 69505 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_2017-May-02_to_2017-May-05_110.5_-73.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 01 2017 to May 06 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.8 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 105.0°E

Area affected: 130762 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_2017-May-01_to_2017-May-06_105.0_-68.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 17 days

Time span: April 30 2017 to May 16 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 42.0°E

Area affected: 2832710 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_2017-Apr-30_to_2017-May-16_42.0_-67.0