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: 4 days

Time span: August 14 2024 to August 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -22.6 °C

Event center: -63.0°S 189.5°E

Area affected: 161946 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-14_to_2024-Aug-17_189.5_-63.0

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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: August 13 2024 to August 19 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -52.4 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 328.5°E

Area affected: 323511 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-13_to_2024-Aug-19_328.5_-80.0

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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 12 2024 to August 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -38.3 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 38.5°E

Area affected: 183214 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-12_to_2024-Aug-17_38.5_-67.5

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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: July 28 2024 to August 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -36.0 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 299.5°E

Area affected: 85813 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-Jul-28_to_2024-Aug-02_299.5_-69.5