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: November 28 2023 to December 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.0 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 153.5°E

Area affected: 93734 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-28_to_2023-Dec-01_153.5_-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: November 28 2023 to December 01 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 285.0°E

Area affected: 137174 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-28_to_2023-Dec-01_285.0_-74.0

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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: November 25 2023 to November 29 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -19.8 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 106.0°E

Area affected: 150652 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-25_to_2023-Nov-29_106.0_-72.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 15 days

Time span: November 21 2023 to December 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 321.0°E

Area affected: 2695683 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-21_to_2023-Dec-05_321.0_-73.0

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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: November 21 2023 to November 26 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -26.5 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 111.5°E

Area affected: 66640 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-21_to_2023-Nov-26_111.5_-73.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: November 20 2023 to November 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.1 °C

Event center: -61.0°S 202.0°E

Area affected: 854363 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-20_to_2023-Nov-30_202.0_-61.0

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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: November 20 2023 to November 24 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.1 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 535733 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-20_to_2023-Nov-24_152.0_-70.0

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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: November 20 2023 to November 22 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -23.5 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 121.5°E

Area affected: 59134 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-20_to_2023-Nov-22_121.5_-72.0

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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: November 11 2023 to November 19 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.0 °C

Event center: -61.0°S 202.0°E

Area affected: 656572 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-11_to_2023-Nov-19_202.0_-61.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 23 days

Time span: November 06 2023 to November 28 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -17.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.7 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 349.0°E

Area affected: 7054783 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-06_to_2023-Nov-28_349.0_-82.0