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: 12 days

Time span: May 11 2024 to May 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.6 °C

Event center: -54.0°S 0.0°E

Area affected: 4130438 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_2024-May-11_to_2024-May-22_357.0_-54.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 08 2024 to May 10 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.9 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 310.5°E

Area affected: 109068 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_2024-May-08_to_2024-May-10_310.5_-80.5

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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: May 05 2024 to May 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.6 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 289.5°E

Area affected: 167744 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_2024-May-05_to_2024-May-08_289.5_-76.5

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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: May 04 2024 to May 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 15.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.5 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 206.0°E

Area affected: 209653 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_2024-May-04_to_2024-May-08_206.0_-79.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2024 to May 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.5 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 60.5°E

Area affected: 58789 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_2024-May-01_to_2024-May-03_60.5_-67.0

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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: April 24 2024 to April 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.6 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 33.5°E

Area affected: 604571 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_2024-Apr-24_to_2024-Apr-28_33.5_-71.0