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: 6 days

Time span: May 20 2012 to May 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -24.7 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 6.0°W

Area affected: 203125 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_2012-May-20_to_2012-May-25_354.0_-77.5

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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: May 20 2012 to May 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 16.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 25.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.7 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 184.5°E

Area affected: 330693 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_2012-May-20_to_2012-May-26_184.5_-79.5

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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: May 18 2012 to May 24 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.5 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 323.0°E

Area affected: 263556 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_2012-May-18_to_2012-May-24_323.0_-70.5

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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: May 15 2012 to May 21 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -12.6 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 157.5°E

Area affected: 163314 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_2012-May-15_to_2012-May-21_157.5_-73.5

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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: May 14 2012 to May 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -50.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -47.8 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 59.0°E

Area affected: 89033 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_2012-May-14_to_2012-May-18_59.0_-81.0

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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: May 13 2012 to May 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.1 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 302.0°E

Area affected: 362741 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_2012-May-13_to_2012-May-17_302.0_-78.0

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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: May 11 2012 to May 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 289.0°E

Area affected: 855075 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_2012-May-11_to_2012-May-19_289.0_-69.0

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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: May 09 2012 to May 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -12.3 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 270.0°E

Area affected: 145551 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_2012-May-09_to_2012-May-11_270.0_-78.0

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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: May 05 2012 to May 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.1 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 272.5°E

Area affected: 246708 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_2012-May-05_to_2012-May-11_272.5_-73.0

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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 04 2012 to May 16 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.8 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 167.0°E

Area affected: 1370942 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_2012-May-04_to_2012-May-16_167.0_-77.0