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: 11 days

Time span: December 10 2020 to December 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.2 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 330.0°E

Area affected: 3154384 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_2020-Dec-10_to_2020-Dec-20_330.0_-78.0

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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: December 09 2020 to December 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.4 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 5.5°E

Area affected: 90681 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_2020-Dec-09_to_2020-Dec-14_5.5_-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: December 09 2020 to December 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.4 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 140.0°E

Area affected: 83045 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_2020-Dec-09_to_2020-Dec-11_140.0_-69.5

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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: December 07 2020 to December 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -23.3 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 9.0°E

Area affected: 52601 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_2020-Dec-07_to_2020-Dec-09_9.0_-76.5

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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: December 07 2020 to December 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.6 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 7.0°E

Area affected: 63585 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_2020-Dec-07_to_2020-Dec-10_7.0_-84.0

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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: December 05 2020 to December 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -23.0 °C

Event center: -87.0°S 96.0°E

Area affected: 567908 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_2020-Dec-05_to_2020-Dec-10_96.0_-87.0

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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: December 01 2020 to December 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.8 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 338.0°E

Area affected: 64943 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_2020-Dec-01_to_2020-Dec-04_338.0_-75.5

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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 29 2020 to December 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.6 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 195.5°E

Area affected: 331938 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_2020-Nov-29_to_2020-Dec-02_195.5_-68.5