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: 8 days

Time span: November 22 2012 to November 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -14.1 °C

Event center: -64.0°S 302.0°E

Area affected: 216744 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_2012-Nov-22_to_2012-Nov-29_302.0_-64.0

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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: November 12 2012 to November 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -47.4 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 98.5°E

Area affected: 259977 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_2012-Nov-12_to_2012-Nov-15_98.5_-74.5

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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: November 10 2012 to November 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -15.5 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 169.5°E

Area affected: 189175 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_2012-Nov-10_to_2012-Nov-15_169.5_-71.0

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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: November 10 2012 to November 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -40.2 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 90017 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_2012-Nov-10_to_2012-Nov-12_146.0_-73.5

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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: November 09 2012 to November 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -11.7 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 316.0°E

Area affected: 423279 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_2012-Nov-09_to_2012-Nov-13_316.0_-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: November 09 2012 to November 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -41.0 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 127354 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_2012-Nov-09_to_2012-Nov-13_146.0_-77.5

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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: November 06 2012 to November 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -31.7 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 241.0°E

Area affected: 88191 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_2012-Nov-06_to_2012-Nov-12_241.0_-75.5