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: 10 days

Time span: May 07 2020 to May 16 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.7 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 73.0°E

Area affected: 2170227 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-May-07_to_2020-May-16_73.0_-65.0

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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 06 2020 to May 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.6 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 276.5°E

Area affected: 280571 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-May-06_to_2020-May-10_276.5_-80.5

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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: May 01 2020 to May 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.5 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 324.5°E

Area affected: 126003 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-May-01_to_2020-May-04_324.5_-72.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 30 2020 to May 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.5 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 253.5°E

Area affected: 1588502 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-Apr-30_to_2020-May-08_253.5_-59.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 9 days

Time span: April 22 2020 to April 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.0 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 157.0°E

Area affected: 181680 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-Apr-22_to_2020-Apr-30_157.0_-68.5

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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: April 16 2020 to April 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -44.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -37.9 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 523779 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-Apr-16_to_2020-Apr-23_131.0_-78.5

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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: April 15 2020 to April 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -42.7 °C

Event center: -86.5°S 60.5°E

Area affected: 292159 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-Apr-15_to_2020-Apr-21_60.5_-86.5