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: May 06 2016 to May 09 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -20.4 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 58.0°E

Area affected: 115590 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-May-06_to_2016-May-09_58.0_-73.5

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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: May 04 2016 to May 09 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.3 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 9.0°E

Area affected: 1131584 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-May-04_to_2016-May-09_9.0_-73.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 01 2016 to May 11 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.4 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 112.5°E

Area affected: 3012036 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-May-01_to_2016-May-11_112.5_-76.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 38 days

Time span: April 26 2016 to June 02 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 25.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.4 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 296.5°E

Area affected: 12793361 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-Apr-26_to_2016-Jun-02_296.5_-68.5

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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: April 26 2016 to April 29 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.3 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 296.0°E

Area affected: 50945 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-Apr-26_to_2016-Apr-29_296.0_-68.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 23 2016 to April 27 2016

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -30.6 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 120.0°E

Area affected: 455151 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-Apr-23_to_2016-Apr-27_120.0_-80.0