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: 4 days

Time span: October 15 2024 to October 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.8 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 74.0°E

Area affected: 164823 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-Oct-18_74.0_-70.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: October 14 2024 to October 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.6 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 43.5°E

Area affected: 867654 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-14_to_2024-Oct-23_43.5_-68.5

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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 12 2024 to October 15 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -16.5 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 558654 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-12_to_2024-Oct-15_145.5_-78.5

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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: October 03 2024 to October 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.9 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 167.5°E

Area affected: 3034790 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-03_to_2024-Oct-08_167.5_-68.0

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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: September 30 2024 to October 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.3 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 167.5°E

Area affected: 144470 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-Sep-30_to_2024-Oct-02_167.5_-68.0

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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: September 28 2024 to October 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.5 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 7.5°E

Area affected: 193669 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-Sep-28_to_2024-Oct-02_7.5_-66.5

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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: September 24 2024 to September 29 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.2 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 84.5°E

Area affected: 780594 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-Sep-24_to_2024-Sep-29_84.5_-75.0

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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: September 20 2024 to September 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.2 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 185.0°E

Area affected: 271140 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-Sep-20_to_2024-Sep-22_185.0_-72.0

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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: September 20 2024 to September 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.4 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 168.0°E

Area affected: 260820 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-Sep-20_to_2024-Sep-28_168.0_-71.0

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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: September 18 2024 to October 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 18.1 °C

Event center: -47.0°S 220.0°E

Area affected: 13881368 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-Sep-18_to_2024-Oct-08_220.0_-47.0