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: December 31 2023 to January 05 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.3 °C

Event center: -85.0°S 117.5°E

Area affected: 221216 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_2023-Dec-31_to_2024-Jan-05_117.5_-85.0

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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: December 30 2023 to January 10 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.5 °C

Event center: -81.5°S 296.5°E

Area affected: 190632 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_2023-Dec-30_to_2024-Jan-10_296.5_-81.5

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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: December 29 2023 to January 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -8.2 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 272.5°E

Area affected: 149158 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_2023-Dec-29_to_2024-Jan-02_272.5_-78.5

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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: December 19 2023 to December 23 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -12.7 °C

Event center: -86.5°S 120.0°E

Area affected: 160398 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_2023-Dec-19_to_2023-Dec-23_120.0_-86.5

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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: December 16 2023 to December 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 249.5°E

Area affected: 106669 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_2023-Dec-16_to_2023-Dec-20_249.5_-73.0

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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: December 14 2023 to December 22 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.7 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 299.5°E

Area affected: 356855 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_2023-Dec-14_to_2023-Dec-22_299.5_-66.5

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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: December 10 2023 to December 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.6 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 307.0°E

Area affected: 224739 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_2023-Dec-10_to_2023-Dec-17_307.0_-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: December 06 2023 to December 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.0 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 339.0°E

Area affected: 568841 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_2023-Dec-06_to_2023-Dec-17_339.0_-70.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 18 days

Time span: November 29 2023 to December 16 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.3 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 30.5°E

Area affected: 4673764 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_2023-Nov-29_to_2023-Dec-16_30.5_-76.0

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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: November 29 2023 to December 06 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.9 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 210.0°E

Area affected: 545886 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_2023-Nov-29_to_2023-Dec-06_210.0_-59.0