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: 17 days

Time span: May 29 2010 to June 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -53.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -74.1 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 12.0°E

Area affected: 4309428 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_2010-May-29_to_2010-Jun-14_12.0_-75.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: May 18 2010 to May 23 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -66.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.5 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 88.5°E

Area affected: 59079 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_2010-May-18_to_2010-May-23_88.5_-77.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 16 2010 to May 26 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -41.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -52.4 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 345.5°E

Area affected: 443327 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_2010-May-16_to_2010-May-26_345.5_-75.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 14 2010 to May 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.8 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 299.5°E

Area affected: 76787 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_2010-May-14_to_2010-May-20_299.5_-74.0

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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: May 13 2010 to June 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -28.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -75.1 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 220.5°E

Area affected: 7128618 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_2010-May-13_to_2010-Jun-17_220.5_-73.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 12 days

Time span: May 08 2010 to May 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -48.7 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 263.5°E

Area affected: 359571 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_2010-May-08_to_2010-May-19_263.5_-79.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: May 06 2010 to May 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.6 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 30.0°E

Area affected: 128394 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_2010-May-06_to_2010-May-13_30.0_-69.5