Category: Extremes affecting Antarctica

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 22 days

Time span: November 16 2011 to December 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.0 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 220.0°E

Area affected: 965707 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: Heat_wave_2011-Nov-16_to_2011-Dec-07_220.0_-84.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 16 2011 to November 22 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 158.5°E

Area affected: 311119 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: Heat_wave_2011-Nov-16_to_2011-Nov-22_158.5_-67.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: November 15 2011 to November 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 134.0°E

Area affected: 99883 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: Heat_wave_2011-Nov-15_to_2011-Nov-20_134.0_-66.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: November 10 2011 to November 16 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.6 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 278.0°E

Area affected: 527971 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: Heat_wave_2011-Nov-10_to_2011-Nov-16_278.0_-79.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 04 2011 to November 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -32.0 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 90.0°E

Area affected: 133242 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: Heat_wave_2011-Nov-04_to_2011-Nov-08_90.0_-84.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 03 2011 to November 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.9 °C

Event center: -57.0°S 303.0°E

Area affected: 498742 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: Heat_wave_2011-Nov-03_to_2011-Nov-07_303.0_-57.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: November 01 2011 to November 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.8 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 6.0°W

Area affected: 137579 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: Heat_wave_2011-Nov-01_to_2011-Nov-05_354.0_-75.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: November 01 2011 to November 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.0 °C

Event center: -83.0°S 278.0°E

Area affected: 1555065 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: Heat_wave_2011-Nov-01_to_2011-Nov-08_278.0_-83.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: October 23 2011 to October 26 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -17.3 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 349.0°E

Area affected: 89093 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: Heat_wave_2011-Oct-23_to_2011-Oct-26_349.0_-76.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: October 22 2011 to October 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -22.2 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 474386 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: Heat_wave_2011-Oct-22_to_2011-Oct-27_147.5_-78.5