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: 7 days

Time span: March 31 2010 to April 06 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.3 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 202.0°E

Area affected: 289182 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_2010-Mar-31_to_2010-Apr-06_202.0_-80.0

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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: March 28 2010 to March 30 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -58.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -63.8 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 134.5°E

Area affected: 54377 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_2010-Mar-28_to_2010-Mar-30_134.5_-73.0

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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: March 27 2010 to March 29 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -49.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -55.7 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 70326 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_2010-Mar-27_to_2010-Mar-29_132.0_-70.5

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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: March 27 2010 to March 31 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -49.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -53.1 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 147519 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_2010-Mar-27_to_2010-Mar-31_150.0_-72.5

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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: March 23 2010 to March 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -57.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -66.2 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 39.5°E

Area affected: 265463 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_2010-Mar-23_to_2010-Mar-28_39.5_-79.0

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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: March 21 2010 to March 29 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -23.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.1 °C

Event center: -83.5°S 186.0°E

Area affected: 473358 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_2010-Mar-21_to_2010-Mar-29_186.0_-83.5