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: July 17 2023 to July 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.8 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 48.0°E

Area affected: 598530 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-Jul-17_to_2023-Jul-20_48.0_-70.5

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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: July 02 2023 to July 06 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.9 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 51.0°E

Area affected: 408260 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-Jul-02_to_2023-Jul-06_51.0_-66.5

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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 30 2023 to July 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -8.5 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 164.0°E

Area affected: 226535 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-Jun-30_to_2023-Jul-05_164.0_-71.0

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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 23 2023 to June 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -39.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -34.0 °C

Event center: -84.5°S 359.0°E

Area affected: 169120 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-Jun-23_to_2023-Jun-27_359.0_-84.5

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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 2023 to June 14 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.3 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 168.0°E

Area affected: 599586 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-Jun-09_to_2023-Jun-14_168.0_-65.0

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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 07 2023 to June 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -26.5 °C

Event center: -85.0°S 165.0°E

Area affected: 55047 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-Jun-07_to_2023-Jun-10_165.0_-85.0

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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 03 2023 to June 06 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.3 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 306.5°E

Area affected: 231862 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-Jun-03_to_2023-Jun-06_306.5_-69.5

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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 03 2023 to June 06 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: -60.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 297534 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-Jun-03_to_2023-Jun-06_150.0_-60.0

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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: May 23 2023 to May 29 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -26.0 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 730048 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-May-23_to_2023-May-29_148.0_-74.5