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: 6 days

Time span: August 19 2016 to August 24 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.3 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 120.5°E

Area affected: 783713 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-Aug-19_to_2016-Aug-24_120.5_-65.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 14 days

Time span: August 11 2016 to August 24 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 240.5°E

Area affected: 1949187 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-Aug-11_to_2016-Aug-24_240.5_-77.0

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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: August 11 2016 to August 20 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 26.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.4 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 94.0°E

Area affected: 3121693 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-Aug-11_to_2016-Aug-20_94.0_-82.0

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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: August 11 2016 to August 16 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.4 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 251.0°E

Area affected: 87211 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-Aug-11_to_2016-Aug-16_251.0_-74.5

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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: August 10 2016 to August 19 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.4 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 256.0°E

Area affected: 1105005 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-Aug-10_to_2016-Aug-19_256.0_-59.0

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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: August 09 2016 to August 12 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -47.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -42.0 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 42.0°E

Area affected: 102839 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-Aug-09_to_2016-Aug-12_42.0_-76.5

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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: August 07 2016 to August 09 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -33.5 °C

Event center: -86.5°S 328.5°E

Area affected: 72982 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-Aug-07_to_2016-Aug-09_328.5_-86.5

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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: August 04 2016 to August 16 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.4 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 4.5°W

Area affected: 4990489 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-Aug-04_to_2016-Aug-16_355.5_-70.0

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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: July 31 2016 to August 08 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.2 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 120.5°E

Area affected: 1855400 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-Jul-31_to_2016-Aug-08_120.5_-66.5