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: April 03 2011 to April 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.5 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 25.0°E

Area affected: 51373 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_2011-Apr-03_to_2011-Apr-05_25.0_-71.0

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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: April 03 2011 to April 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.6 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 9.0°E

Area affected: 53297 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_2011-Apr-03_to_2011-Apr-05_9.0_-70.5

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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: April 02 2011 to April 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.4 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 160.0°E

Area affected: 254418 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_2011-Apr-02_to_2011-Apr-06_160.0_-73.5

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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: March 27 2011 to April 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.1 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 38.5°E

Area affected: 787231 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_2011-Mar-27_to_2011-Apr-02_38.5_-76.5

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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: March 25 2011 to March 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.4 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 117.5°E

Area affected: 932978 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_2011-Mar-25_to_2011-Mar-28_117.5_-74.5

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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: March 24 2011 to March 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.5 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 131110 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_2011-Mar-24_to_2011-Mar-27_128.0_-68.0

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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: March 23 2011 to April 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.2 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 97.5°E

Area affected: 599604 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_2011-Mar-23_to_2011-Apr-01_97.5_-65.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 48 days

Time span: March 15 2011 to May 01 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 32.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 188.5°E

Area affected: 7158735 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_2011-Mar-15_to_2011-May-01_188.5_-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: March 15 2011 to March 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.0 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 54.0°E

Area affected: 409776 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_2011-Mar-15_to_2011-Mar-20_54.0_-72.5

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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: March 12 2011 to March 17 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -8.0 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 276.0°E

Area affected: 236344 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_2011-Mar-12_to_2011-Mar-17_276.0_-80.0