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: 13 days

Time span: October 16 2023 to October 28 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.4 °C

Event center: -83.5°S 261.0°E

Area affected: 3642582 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_2023-Oct-16_to_2023-Oct-28_261.0_-83.5

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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: October 13 2023 to October 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -51.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -58.1 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 200895 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_2023-Oct-13_to_2023-Oct-17_132.0_-71.0

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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: October 13 2023 to October 23 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -61.5 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 87.0°E

Area affected: 1912249 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_2023-Oct-13_to_2023-Oct-23_87.0_-66.0

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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: October 07 2023 to October 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -25.4 °C

Event center: -63.5°S 302.5°E

Area affected: 254124 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_2023-Oct-07_to_2023-Oct-11_302.5_-63.5

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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: October 05 2023 to October 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -19.5 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 277.0°E

Area affected: 825584 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_2023-Oct-05_to_2023-Oct-09_277.0_-69.5

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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: October 04 2023 to October 11 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -45.5 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 280.5°E

Area affected: 283560 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_2023-Oct-04_to_2023-Oct-11_280.5_-80.0

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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: October 03 2023 to October 15 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.4 °C

Event center: -62.5°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 1353270 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_2023-Oct-03_to_2023-Oct-15_154.5_-62.5