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: 4 days

Time span: June 22 2022 to June 25 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -17.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -36.0 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 102.0°E

Area affected: 117496 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_2022-Jun-22_to_2022-Jun-25_102.0_-65.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: June 20 2022 to June 29 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -12.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -22.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -58.5 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 170.5°E

Area affected: 809078 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_2022-Jun-20_to_2022-Jun-29_170.5_-79.0

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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: June 19 2022 to June 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -47.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -51.2 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 303.0°E

Area affected: 110590 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_2022-Jun-19_to_2022-Jun-23_303.0_-81.0

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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: June 17 2022 to June 22 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -44.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -53.5 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 267.5°E

Area affected: 205112 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_2022-Jun-17_to_2022-Jun-22_267.5_-84.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 9 days

Time span: June 07 2022 to June 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -27.4 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 24.5°E

Area affected: 219185 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_2022-Jun-07_to_2022-Jun-15_24.5_-66.5

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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: June 05 2022 to June 09 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -65.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -69.3 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 28.5°E

Area affected: 105452 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_2022-Jun-05_to_2022-Jun-09_28.5_-78.5