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: 12 days

Time span: May 06 2015 to May 17 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.2 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 349.5°E

Area affected: 2231213 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_2015-May-06_to_2015-May-17_349.5_-62.0

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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: April 29 2015 to May 03 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -67.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.7 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 86.0°E

Area affected: 58096 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_2015-Apr-29_to_2015-May-03_86.0_-79.0

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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: April 28 2015 to May 01 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.3 °C

Event center: -83.0°S 330.0°E

Area affected: 80217 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_2015-Apr-28_to_2015-May-01_330.0_-83.0

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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: April 27 2015 to May 01 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -45.9 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 80.0°E

Area affected: 92127 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_2015-Apr-27_to_2015-May-01_80.0_-69.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 25 days

Time span: April 19 2015 to May 13 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -68.0 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 204.5°E

Area affected: 5877711 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_2015-Apr-19_to_2015-May-13_204.5_-66.0

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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: April 13 2015 to April 16 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -33.5 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 86.5°E

Area affected: 202942 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_2015-Apr-13_to_2015-Apr-16_86.5_-67.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: April 11 2015 to April 20 2015

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.0 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 51.5°E

Area affected: 295856 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_2015-Apr-11_to_2015-Apr-20_51.5_-67.5