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: 17 days

Time span: May 21 2022 to June 06 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 25.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.1 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 243.0°E

Area affected: 5281746 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-May-21_to_2022-Jun-06_243.0_-72.0

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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: May 20 2022 to May 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.0 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 286.0°E

Area affected: 103480 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-May-20_to_2022-May-24_286.0_-72.5

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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: May 17 2022 to May 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.4 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 472667 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-May-17_to_2022-May-23_292.5_-68.0

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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: May 14 2022 to May 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.6 °C

Event center: -60.0°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 63588 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-May-14_to_2022-May-16_306.5_-60.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 17 days

Time span: May 13 2022 to May 29 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.4 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 96.0°E

Area affected: 3556133 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-May-13_to_2022-May-29_96.0_-76.5

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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: May 10 2022 to May 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.6 °C

Event center: -62.5°S 356.5°E

Area affected: 305323 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-May-10_to_2022-May-14_356.5_-62.5