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: 15 days

Time span: June 02 2025 to June 16 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -44.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -54.6 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 353.0°E

Area affected: 838287 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_2025-Jun-02_to_2025-Jun-16_353.0_-80.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 30 2025 to June 02 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -12.0 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 158.5°E

Area affected: 112330 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_2025-May-30_to_2025-Jun-02_158.5_-62.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: May 30 2025 to June 02 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.3 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 246105 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_2025-May-30_to_2025-Jun-02_118.0_-65.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 9 days

Time span: May 21 2025 to May 29 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -19.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -53.7 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 311.5°E

Area affected: 662076 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_2025-May-21_to_2025-May-29_311.5_-82.0

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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: May 21 2025 to May 28 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -64.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.3 °C

Event center: -87.0°S 96.0°E

Area affected: 99597 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_2025-May-21_to_2025-May-28_96.0_-87.0