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: 4 days

Time span: September 04 2022 to September 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.8 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 121.0°E

Area affected: 64261 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_2022-Sep-04_to_2022-Sep-07_121.0_-65.5

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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: September 03 2022 to September 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -16.2 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 69.0°E

Area affected: 81320 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_2022-Sep-03_to_2022-Sep-05_69.0_-73.0

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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: August 31 2022 to September 06 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.1 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 334.0°E

Area affected: 1290164 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_2022-Aug-31_to_2022-Sep-06_334.0_-69.5

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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: August 29 2022 to September 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 292.0°E

Area affected: 297975 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_2022-Aug-29_to_2022-Sep-02_292.0_-68.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 12 days

Time span: August 22 2022 to September 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -13.3 °C

Event center: -89.0°S 216.5°E

Area affected: 516343 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_2022-Aug-22_to_2022-Sep-02_216.5_-89.0

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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: August 18 2022 to August 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -41.7 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 29.0°E

Area affected: 140364 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_2022-Aug-18_to_2022-Aug-20_29.0_-82.5

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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: August 14 2022 to August 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.4 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 63.5°E

Area affected: 80997 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_2022-Aug-14_to_2022-Aug-16_63.5_-67.0