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: 9 days

Time span: July 15 2010 to July 23 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.5 °C

Event center: -87.0°S 316.5°E

Area affected: 1811821 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-Jul-15_to_2010-Jul-23_316.5_-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: July 13 2010 to July 17 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 25.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.4 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 298.5°E

Area affected: 176017 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-Jul-13_to_2010-Jul-17_298.5_-72.0

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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: June 25 2010 to June 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.5 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 70615 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-Jun-25_to_2010-Jun-28_154.0_-78.0

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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: June 21 2010 to June 30 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.4 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 312.0°E

Area affected: 727731 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-Jun-21_to_2010-Jun-30_312.0_-66.5

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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: June 20 2010 to June 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.0 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 291.0°E

Area affected: 73706 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-Jun-20_to_2010-Jun-28_291.0_-70.0

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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 2010 to June 24 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -17.4 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 323.5°E

Area affected: 53022 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-Jun-20_to_2010-Jun-24_323.5_-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: June 19 2010 to June 25 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.9 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 291.0°E

Area affected: 270221 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-Jun-19_to_2010-Jun-25_291.0_-76.5

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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: June 09 2010 to June 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.2 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 90.0°E

Area affected: 105456 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-Jun-09_to_2010-Jun-14_90.0_-65.5

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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 09 2010 to June 12 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -44.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -33.9 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 92.5°E

Area affected: 454421 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-Jun-09_to_2010-Jun-12_92.5_-78.0