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: March 14 2012 to March 16 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -21.5 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 108.0°E

Area affected: 67917 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_2012-Mar-14_to_2012-Mar-16_108.0_-71.0

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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: March 13 2012 to March 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.4 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 104.5°E

Area affected: 410004 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_2012-Mar-13_to_2012-Mar-17_104.5_-65.0

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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: March 10 2012 to March 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.1 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 294.0°E

Area affected: 5064579 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_2012-Mar-10_to_2012-Mar-26_294.0_-76.0

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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: March 10 2012 to March 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.2 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 246.0°E

Area affected: 150134 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_2012-Mar-10_to_2012-Mar-13_246.0_-75.0

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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: March 10 2012 to March 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.8 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 167.5°E

Area affected: 65362 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_2012-Mar-10_to_2012-Mar-15_167.5_-78.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 9 days

Time span: March 06 2012 to March 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.0 °C

Event center: -87.5°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 980872 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_2012-Mar-06_to_2012-Mar-14_145.0_-87.5