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: June 20 2024 to June 24 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -44.6 °C

Event center: -87.0°S 89.5°E

Area affected: 65754 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-20_to_2024-Jun-24_89.5_-87.0

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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: June 20 2024 to June 24 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -33.8 °C

Event center: -88.5°S 333.5°E

Area affected: 155373 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-20_to_2024-Jun-24_333.5_-88.5

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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 17 2024 to June 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.0 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 281.5°E

Area affected: 120056 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-17_to_2024-Jun-23_281.5_-75.5

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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 15 2024 to June 19 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.9 °C

Event center: -62.5°S 351.5°E

Area affected: 298188 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-15_to_2024-Jun-19_351.5_-62.5

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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: June 15 2024 to June 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -21.1 °C

Event center: -83.5°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 79399 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-15_to_2024-Jun-18_312.0_-83.5

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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: June 12 2024 to June 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.8 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 179.0°E

Area affected: 75996 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-12_to_2024-Jun-14_179.0_-70.5

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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: June 10 2024 to June 13 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -38.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -27.4 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 156.5°E

Area affected: 118554 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-10_to_2024-Jun-13_156.5_-79.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 13 days

Time span: May 30 2024 to June 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 14.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 26.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.2 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 200.5°E

Area affected: 393157 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-May-30_to_2024-Jun-11_200.5_-79.5

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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: May 30 2024 to June 01 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.0 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 322.5°E

Area affected: 96575 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-May-30_to_2024-Jun-01_322.5_-76.0

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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: May 25 2024 to May 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.6 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 300.0°E

Area affected: 136443 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-May-25_to_2024-May-28_300.0_-65.5