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: July 08 2011 to July 11 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -23.9 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 275.0°E

Area affected: 72446 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_2011-Jul-08_to_2011-Jul-11_275.0_-84.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 24 days

Time span: July 01 2011 to July 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 35.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 27.9 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 214.0°E

Area affected: 15689126 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_2011-Jul-01_to_2011-Jul-24_214.0_-82.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 21 days

Time span: June 26 2011 to July 16 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.1 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 74.0°E

Area affected: 4890289 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_2011-Jun-26_to_2011-Jul-16_74.0_-77.0

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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: June 26 2011 to June 29 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.6 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 301.0°E

Area affected: 206934 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_2011-Jun-26_to_2011-Jun-29_301.0_-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: June 19 2011 to June 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.1 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 169.5°E

Area affected: 2089919 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_2011-Jun-19_to_2011-Jun-25_169.5_-68.5

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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: June 18 2011 to June 30 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.2 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 43.5°E

Area affected: 5091956 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_2011-Jun-18_to_2011-Jun-30_43.5_-66.5