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: January 30 2024 to February 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.9 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 211.5°E

Area affected: 106959 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-Jan-30_to_2024-Feb-04_211.5_-80.0

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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: January 30 2024 to February 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.2 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 169.5°E

Area affected: 147457 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-Jan-30_to_2024-Feb-03_169.5_-81.0

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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: January 27 2024 to January 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.5 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 112.5°E

Area affected: 259731 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-Jan-27_to_2024-Jan-30_112.5_-70.0

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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: January 22 2024 to January 25 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.7 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 208.5°E

Area affected: 1001125 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-Jan-22_to_2024-Jan-25_208.5_-66.0

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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: January 21 2024 to January 25 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -20.9 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 9.0°E

Area affected: 150151 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-Jan-21_to_2024-Jan-25_9.0_-77.0

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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: January 15 2024 to January 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.6 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 410883 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-Jan-15_to_2024-Jan-21_150.5_-78.0

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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: January 14 2024 to January 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 206.0°E

Area affected: 603213 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-Jan-14_to_2024-Jan-21_206.0_-80.0

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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: January 13 2024 to January 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.8 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 87.5°E

Area affected: 526996 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-Jan-13_to_2024-Jan-16_87.5_-71.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 36 days

Time span: January 10 2024 to February 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.9 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 38.0°E

Area affected: 5075746 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-Jan-10_to_2024-Feb-14_38.0_-67.0

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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: January 05 2024 to January 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 337.5°E

Area affected: 328830 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-Jan-05_to_2024-Jan-11_337.5_-69.0