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: November 14 2016 to November 16 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.9 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 53.0°E

Area affected: 64318 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-Nov-14_to_2016-Nov-16_53.0_-66.5

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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: November 04 2016 to November 08 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.5 °C

Event center: -86.0°S 255.5°E

Area affected: 227828 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-Nov-04_to_2016-Nov-08_255.5_-86.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 19 days

Time span: October 29 2016 to November 16 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.4 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 171.0°E

Area affected: 8727569 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-Oct-29_to_2016-Nov-16_171.0_-69.0

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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: October 29 2016 to November 05 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.3 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 46.5°E

Area affected: 2003049 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-Oct-29_to_2016-Nov-05_46.5_-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: October 29 2016 to November 01 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.4 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 270.0°E

Area affected: 221346 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-Oct-29_to_2016-Nov-01_270.0_-78.0

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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: October 24 2016 to October 26 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -27.4 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 10.0°E

Area affected: 74504 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-Oct-24_to_2016-Oct-26_10.0_-74.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 16 days

Time span: October 22 2016 to November 06 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.1 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 313.5°E

Area affected: 4223869 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-Oct-22_to_2016-Nov-06_313.5_-71.5