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: 9 days

Time span: April 21 2024 to April 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -62.2 °C

Event center: -84.5°S 288.0°E

Area affected: 974985 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-Apr-21_to_2024-Apr-29_288.0_-84.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 13 days

Time span: April 16 2024 to April 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -60.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -74.5 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 15.5°E

Area affected: 1215090 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-Apr-16_to_2024-Apr-28_15.5_-82.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 12 2024 to April 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -52.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -60.3 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 82.0°E

Area affected: 74694 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-Apr-12_to_2024-Apr-16_82.0_-75.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 36 days

Time span: April 08 2024 to May 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -73.6 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 121.5°E

Area affected: 5574723 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-Apr-08_to_2024-May-13_121.5_-65.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 05 2024 to April 09 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -57.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -63.9 °C

Event center: -81.5°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 346335 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-Apr-05_to_2024-Apr-09_128.0_-81.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 5 days

Time span: April 05 2024 to April 09 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -26.3 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 293.5°E

Area affected: 97851 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-Apr-05_to_2024-Apr-09_293.5_-67.0