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: 3 days

Time span: May 06 2022 to May 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.3 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 81.0°E

Area affected: 381687 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-06_to_2022-May-08_81.0_-68.5

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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: April 30 2022 to May 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.6 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 6.5°E

Area affected: 53517 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-Apr-30_to_2022-May-02_6.5_-66.5

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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: April 28 2022 to May 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 262.5°E

Area affected: 411657 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-Apr-28_to_2022-May-02_262.5_-70.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 21 days

Time span: April 21 2022 to May 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 30.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.9 °C

Event center: -83.0°S 134.0°E

Area affected: 4249346 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-Apr-21_to_2022-May-11_134.0_-83.0

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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: April 20 2022 to April 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.1 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 29.0°E

Area affected: 337635 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-Apr-20_to_2022-Apr-23_29.0_-65.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 6 days

Time span: April 18 2022 to April 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.1 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 283.5°E

Area affected: 50701 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-Apr-18_to_2022-Apr-23_283.5_-72.0