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: January 18 2018 to January 22 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.2 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 256.0°E

Area affected: 91943 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_2018-Jan-18_to_2018-Jan-22_256.0_-72.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 36 days

Time span: March 23 2018 to April 27 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 24.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.1 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 165.0°E

Area affected: 7133001 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_2018-Mar-23_to_2018-Apr-27_165.0_-75.0

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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 23 2018 to March 31 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -11.5 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 207.5°E

Area affected: 76537 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_2018-Mar-23_to_2018-Mar-31_207.5_-84.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 32 days

Time span: January 15 2018 to February 15 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 11.3 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 17.0°W

Area affected: 7865992 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_2018-Jan-15_to_2018-Feb-15_343.0_-65.0

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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 19 2018 to March 21 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.7 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 137.0°E

Area affected: 140038 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_2018-Mar-19_to_2018-Mar-21_137.0_-71.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 12 2018 to January 18 2018

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.8 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 739063 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_2018-Jan-12_to_2018-Jan-18_150.0_-71.0