Category: Heat waves 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: November 10 2024 to November 12 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.5 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 272.0°E

Area affected: 70650 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_2024-Nov-10_to_2024-Nov-12_272.0_-76.5

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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: November 09 2024 to November 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.2 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 162.0°E

Area affected: 100877 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_2024-Nov-09_to_2024-Nov-11_162.0_-67.5

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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: November 08 2024 to November 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 265.0°E

Area affected: 296816 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_2024-Nov-08_to_2024-Nov-11_265.0_-72.0

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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: November 02 2024 to November 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -32.0 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 93.5°E

Area affected: 86396 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_2024-Nov-02_to_2024-Nov-04_93.5_-74.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: October 27 2024 to November 06 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.5 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 179.0°E

Area affected: 978316 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_2024-Oct-27_to_2024-Nov-06_179.0_-67.5

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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: October 26 2024 to October 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.2 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 109.0°E

Area affected: 571771 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_2024-Oct-26_to_2024-Oct-30_109.0_-65.5

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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: October 19 2024 to October 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.3 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 113.0°E

Area affected: 429280 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_2024-Oct-19_to_2024-Oct-22_113.0_-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: October 18 2024 to October 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -11.4 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 287.5°E

Area affected: 202517 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_2024-Oct-18_to_2024-Oct-22_287.5_-78.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 34 days

Time span: October 15 2024 to November 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.8 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 331.5°E

Area affected: 15162420 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_2024-Oct-15_to_2024-Nov-17_48.5_-54.5