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: 21 days

Time span: September 07 2024 to September 27 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -56.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.8 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 262.0°E

Area affected: 1201893 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_2024-Sep-07_to_2024-Sep-27_262.0_-82.5

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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: September 05 2024 to September 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -67.2 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 1311833 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_2024-Sep-05_to_2024-Sep-14_128.5_-66.5

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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: September 05 2024 to September 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -47.2 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 235.0°E

Area affected: 83859 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_2024-Sep-05_to_2024-Sep-08_235.0_-79.5

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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: August 22 2024 to August 27 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.2 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 289.5°E

Area affected: 124623 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_2024-Aug-22_to_2024-Aug-27_289.5_-82.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 21 days

Time span: August 22 2024 to September 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -59.3 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 208.0°E

Area affected: 3018781 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_2024-Aug-22_to_2024-Sep-11_208.0_-77.0