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 12 2011 to June 15 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -60.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -69.5 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 61.0°E

Area affected: 89073 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_2011-Jun-12_to_2011-Jun-15_61.0_-79.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: June 11 2011 to June 18 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -44.3 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 347.5°E

Area affected: 772592 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_2011-Jun-11_to_2011-Jun-18_347.5_-71.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 10 2011 to June 16 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -68.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: -74.3 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 116.0°E

Area affected: 356618 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_2011-Jun-10_to_2011-Jun-16_116.0_-77.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 08 2011 to June 14 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -66.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -72.6 °C

Event center: -86.5°S 103.5°E

Area affected: 158084 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_2011-Jun-08_to_2011-Jun-14_103.5_-86.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 03 2011 to June 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -63.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: -71.5 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 315581 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_2011-Jun-03_to_2011-Jun-09_125.5_-72.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 01 2011 to June 07 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -63.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -68.1 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 85.5°E

Area affected: 80256 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_2011-Jun-01_to_2011-Jun-07_85.5_-77.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 31 2011 to June 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -67.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -69.5 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 110.0°E

Area affected: 75668 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_2011-May-31_to_2011-Jun-02_110.0_-77.0

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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: May 26 2011 to June 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -43.3 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 279.0°E

Area affected: 103401 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_2011-May-26_to_2011-Jun-03_279.0_-80.0