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: 6 days

Time span: September 14 2011 to September 19 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.9 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 140.0°E

Area affected: 554897 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-Sep-14_to_2011-Sep-19_140.0_-72.0

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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: September 08 2011 to September 12 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.2 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 362.5°E

Area affected: 192555 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-Sep-08_to_2011-Sep-12_2.5_-72.0

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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: September 07 2011 to September 10 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.7 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 224.5°E

Area affected: 63485 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-Sep-07_to_2011-Sep-10_224.5_-76.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 15 days

Time span: September 03 2011 to September 17 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 29.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.9 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 194.5°E

Area affected: 2697804 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-Sep-03_to_2011-Sep-17_194.5_-73.5

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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: September 03 2011 to September 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.6 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 137.5°E

Area affected: 98689 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-Sep-03_to_2011-Sep-06_137.5_-69.0

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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: September 02 2011 to September 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.6 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 55.0°E

Area affected: 555940 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-Sep-02_to_2011-Sep-08_55.0_-65.5

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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: September 01 2011 to September 04 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -33.2 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 44.0°E

Area affected: 100710 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-Sep-01_to_2011-Sep-04_44.0_-76.0

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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: September 01 2011 to September 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -52.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -46.8 °C

Event center: -81.5°S 51.5°E

Area affected: 96216 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-Sep-01_to_2011-Sep-07_51.5_-81.5