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: 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

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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: April 30 2010 to May 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.5 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 304.0°E

Area affected: 812791 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-Apr-30_to_2010-May-05_304.0_-62.0

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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: April 27 2010 to May 03 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -32.0 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 269.0°E

Area affected: 126298 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-Apr-27_to_2010-May-03_269.0_-73.0

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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: April 25 2010 to May 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.9 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 250.5°E

Area affected: 105742 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-Apr-25_to_2010-May-01_250.5_-77.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 24 2010 to April 27 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.0 °C

Event center: -63.0°S 297.0°E

Area affected: 292829 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-Apr-24_to_2010-Apr-27_297.0_-63.0

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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: April 24 2010 to May 01 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -49.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -67.3 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 96.0°E

Area affected: 721369 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-Apr-24_to_2010-May-01_96.0_-69.5