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: 4 days

Time span: December 18 2016 to December 21 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -19.4 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 297646 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_2016-Dec-18_to_2016-Dec-21_135.0_-78.0

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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: December 18 2016 to December 30 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.5 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 72.0°E

Area affected: 2360270 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_2016-Dec-18_to_2016-Dec-30_72.0_-70.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 84 days

Time span: December 16 2016 to March 09 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.1 °C

Event center: -61.5°S 0.5°W

Area affected: 14591966 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_2016-Dec-16_to_2017-Mar-09_359.5_-61.5

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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: December 13 2016 to December 20 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 105.0°E

Area affected: 1708574 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_2016-Dec-13_to_2016-Dec-20_105.0_-72.5

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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: December 13 2016 to December 23 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.3 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 293.0°E

Area affected: 591963 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_2016-Dec-13_to_2016-Dec-23_293.0_-67.0

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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 13 2016 to December 16 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 164.0°E

Area affected: 137656 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_2016-Dec-13_to_2016-Dec-16_164.0_-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: December 12 2016 to December 18 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: -83.0°S 352.0°E

Area affected: 1716153 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_2016-Dec-12_to_2016-Dec-18_352.0_-83.0

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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: December 08 2016 to December 17 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.5 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 223.0°E

Area affected: 1269761 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_2016-Dec-08_to_2016-Dec-17_223.0_-75.0

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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 03 2016 to December 08 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.4 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 121.0°E

Area affected: 118715 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_2016-Dec-03_to_2016-Dec-08_121.0_-72.0

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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 2016 to December 04 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.1 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 329.0°E

Area affected: 86463 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_2016-Dec-01_to_2016-Dec-04_329.0_-82.5