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: 5 days

Time span: March 23 2010 to March 27 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -8.2 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 321.5°E

Area affected: 120449 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_2010-Mar-23_to_2010-Mar-27_321.5_-80.5

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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: March 22 2010 to March 26 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -37.7 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 93.5°E

Area affected: 100807 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_2010-Mar-22_to_2010-Mar-26_93.5_-75.5

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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: March 20 2010 to March 23 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -34.7 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 60.5°E

Area affected: 75035 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_2010-Mar-20_to_2010-Mar-23_60.5_-79.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 16 2010 to March 24 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.5 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 884748 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_2010-Mar-16_to_2010-Mar-24_154.0_-75.5

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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: March 15 2010 to March 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.0 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 15.5°E

Area affected: 531672 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_2010-Mar-15_to_2010-Mar-17_15.5_-73.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: March 12 2010 to March 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 19.2 °C

Event center: -56.5°S 244.0°E

Area affected: 6023886 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_2010-Mar-12_to_2010-Mar-21_244.0_-56.5