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: July 15 2024 to July 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.9 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 140.0°E

Area affected: 51665 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-Jul-15_to_2024-Jul-17_140.0_-65.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: July 12 2024 to July 19 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 25.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.1 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 112.0°E

Area affected: 1972465 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-Jul-12_to_2024-Jul-19_112.0_-74.5

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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: July 06 2024 to July 08 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -25.3 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 59.0°E

Area affected: 80867 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-Jul-06_to_2024-Jul-08_59.0_-71.0

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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: June 30 2024 to July 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.5 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 60.0°E

Area affected: 651605 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-Jun-30_to_2024-Jul-03_60.0_-73.5

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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: June 27 2024 to July 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.3 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 194.0°E

Area affected: 1493855 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-Jun-27_to_2024-Jul-02_194.0_-62.0

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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: June 25 2024 to July 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.9 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 282.5°E

Area affected: 892568 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-Jun-25_to_2024-Jul-04_282.5_-73.5

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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: June 23 2024 to July 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -16.7 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 92.0°E

Area affected: 1106687 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-Jun-23_to_2024-Jul-02_92.0_-82.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 15 days

Time span: June 21 2024 to July 05 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.6 °C

Event center: -62.5°S 355.0°E

Area affected: 1777091 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-Jun-21_to_2024-Jul-05_355.0_-62.5