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: 22 days

Time span: August 16 2017 to September 06 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -20.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.3 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 319.5°E

Area affected: 5248160 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_2017-Aug-16_to_2017-Sep-06_319.5_-80.0

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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: August 12 2017 to August 15 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -34.2 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 75918 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_2017-Aug-12_to_2017-Aug-15_146.5_-67.0

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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: August 09 2017 to August 18 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -39.3 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 625233 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_2017-Aug-09_to_2017-Aug-18_125.5_-62.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: August 04 2017 to August 14 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -59.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.3 °C

Event center: -83.5°S 274.0°E

Area affected: 1901364 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_2017-Aug-04_to_2017-Aug-14_274.0_-83.5

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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: August 03 2017 to August 07 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.2 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 220.0°E

Area affected: 99492 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_2017-Aug-03_to_2017-Aug-07_220.0_-74.5

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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: August 02 2017 to August 06 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: -55.6 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 198.5°E

Area affected: 56956 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_2017-Aug-02_to_2017-Aug-06_198.5_-77.0

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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: August 02 2017 to August 06 2017

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -59.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.0 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 695515 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_2017-Aug-02_to_2017-Aug-06_128.0_-72.5