Category: Extremes affecting Antarctica

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: September 15 2016 to September 22 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -47.5 °C

Event center: -60.0°S 110.0°E

Area affected: 701625 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: Cold_spell_2016-Sep-15_to_2016-Sep-22_110.0_-60.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: September 12 2016 to September 14 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -47.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.4 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 341.0°E

Area affected: 64921 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: Cold_spell_2016-Sep-12_to_2016-Sep-14_341.0_-81.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: September 10 2016 to September 19 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -60.4 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 1156133 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: Cold_spell_2016-Sep-10_to_2016-Sep-19_115.5_-68.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: September 09 2016 to September 14 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -52.8 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 197.5°E

Area affected: 296507 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: Cold_spell_2016-Sep-09_to_2016-Sep-14_197.5_-79.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: September 08 2016 to September 12 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.2 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 18.5°E

Area affected: 107119 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: Cold_spell_2016-Sep-08_to_2016-Sep-12_18.5_-69.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: September 06 2016 to September 11 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -52.1 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 272.0°E

Area affected: 67811 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: Cold_spell_2016-Sep-06_to_2016-Sep-11_272.0_-82.5