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: 4 days

Time span: October 31 2010 to November 03 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.6 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 74.0°E

Area affected: 279094 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_2010-Oct-31_to_2010-Nov-03_74.0_-76.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 12 days

Time span: October 22 2010 to November 02 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.9 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 161.5°E

Area affected: 861587 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_2010-Oct-22_to_2010-Nov-02_161.5_-68.5

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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: October 15 2010 to October 18 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -17.0 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 105.5°E

Area affected: 156862 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_2010-Oct-15_to_2010-Oct-18_105.5_-71.5

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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: October 13 2010 to October 18 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.5 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 59.5°E

Area affected: 1050684 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_2010-Oct-13_to_2010-Oct-18_59.5_-71.0

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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: October 09 2010 to October 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.1 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 350.0°E

Area affected: 1551771 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_2010-Oct-09_to_2010-Oct-14_350.0_-82.5

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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: September 29 2010 to October 04 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.9 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 297.5°E

Area affected: 274679 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_2010-Sep-29_to_2010-Oct-04_297.5_-79.5

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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: September 28 2010 to October 02 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.4 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 68.0°E

Area affected: 977907 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_2010-Sep-28_to_2010-Oct-02_68.0_-76.0

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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: September 19 2010 to September 23 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.6 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 192.0°E

Area affected: 201662 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_2010-Sep-19_to_2010-Sep-23_192.0_-78.5