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: 3 days

Time span: January 05 2012 to January 07 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -17.9 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 55.0°E

Area affected: 374257 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_2012-Jan-05_to_2012-Jan-07_55.0_-74.0

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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: January 04 2012 to January 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.3 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 63.5°E

Area affected: 102880 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_2012-Jan-04_to_2012-Jan-06_63.5_-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: January 03 2012 to January 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.5 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 46.0°E

Area affected: 69533 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_2012-Jan-03_to_2012-Jan-06_46.0_-66.5

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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: December 22 2011 to December 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.1 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 230.0°E

Area affected: 74764 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_2011-Dec-22_to_2011-Dec-24_230.0_-76.0

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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: December 20 2011 to December 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -19.5 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 137801 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_2011-Dec-20_to_2011-Dec-25_132.0_-73.0

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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: December 18 2011 to January 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.6 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 1622154 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_2011-Dec-18_to_2012-Jan-01_139.5_-65.0

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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: December 18 2011 to December 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.9 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 273.5°E

Area affected: 1181105 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_2011-Dec-18_to_2011-Dec-27_273.5_-69.0

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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 13 2011 to December 21 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.5 °C

Event center: -68.5°S 295.5°E

Area affected: 212976 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_2011-Dec-13_to_2011-Dec-21_295.5_-68.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 22 days

Time span: December 10 2011 to December 31 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: -51.5°S 36.5°E

Area affected: 9771977 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_2011-Dec-10_to_2011-Dec-31_36.5_-51.5

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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: December 04 2011 to December 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.6 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 295.5°E

Area affected: 281634 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_2011-Dec-04_to_2011-Dec-09_295.5_-59.0