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: 6 days

Time span: July 12 2018 to July 17 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -38.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -63.5 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 30.5°E

Area affected: 324908 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_2018-Jul-12_to_2018-Jul-17_30.5_-68.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 06 2018 to May 16 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -56.8 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 837081 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_2018-May-06_to_2018-May-16_150.5_-68.5

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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: July 07 2018 to July 14 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -53.3 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 163.0°E

Area affected: 71582 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_2018-Jul-07_to_2018-Jul-14_163.0_-75.5

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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: July 06 2018 to July 10 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -38.8 °C

Event center: -57.5°S 76.0°E

Area affected: 1179465 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_2018-Jul-06_to_2018-Jul-10_76.0_-57.5

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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: May 01 2018 to May 06 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -30.0 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 22.5°E

Area affected: 61470 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_2018-May-01_to_2018-May-06_22.5_-70.5

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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: May 01 2018 to May 06 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -66.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.6 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 56.5°E

Area affected: 71865 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_2018-May-01_to_2018-May-06_56.5_-78.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: July 04 2018 to July 14 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -60.9 °C

Event center: -83.5°S 299.0°E

Area affected: 980356 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_2018-Jul-04_to_2018-Jul-14_299.0_-83.5