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: 5 days

Time span: July 02 2013 to July 06 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.7 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 283.5°E

Area affected: 75627 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_2013-Jul-02_to_2013-Jul-06_283.5_-74.0

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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: June 28 2013 to July 05 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.4 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 65.5°E

Area affected: 1252762 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_2013-Jun-28_to_2013-Jul-05_65.5_-65.0

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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: June 28 2013 to June 30 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.3 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 94.5°E

Area affected: 52331 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_2013-Jun-28_to_2013-Jun-30_94.5_-66.0

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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 22 2013 to June 25 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -35.4 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 51.5°E

Area affected: 103321 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_2013-Jun-22_to_2013-Jun-25_51.5_-75.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 7 days

Time span: June 21 2013 to June 27 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.3 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 162.5°E

Area affected: 90248 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_2013-Jun-21_to_2013-Jun-27_162.5_-72.5

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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 20 2013 to June 29 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.3 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 169.0°E

Area affected: 636843 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_2013-Jun-20_to_2013-Jun-29_169.0_-72.5

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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: June 19 2013 to June 23 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -41.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -29.5 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 124.0°E

Area affected: 466696 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_2013-Jun-19_to_2013-Jun-23_124.0_-80.0

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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: June 09 2013 to June 14 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.5 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 66.5°E

Area affected: 1800727 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_2013-Jun-09_to_2013-Jun-14_66.5_-73.5

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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: May 29 2013 to June 05 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 14.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 24.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.2 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 13.5°E

Area affected: 1509081 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_2013-May-29_to_2013-Jun-05_13.5_-77.0