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 17 2022 to December 22 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 336.5°E

Area affected: 131169 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_2022-Dec-17_to_2022-Dec-22_336.5_-73.0

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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: December 17 2022 to December 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.8 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 196.0°E

Area affected: 166976 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_2022-Dec-17_to_2022-Dec-21_196.0_-80.5

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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 17 2022 to December 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.1 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 7.0°E

Area affected: 545073 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_2022-Dec-17_to_2022-Dec-26_352.5_-82.0

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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: December 14 2022 to December 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.9 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 167.0°E

Area affected: 90968 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_2022-Dec-14_to_2022-Dec-20_167.0_-76.0

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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: December 08 2022 to December 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.8 °C

Event center: -60.5°S 88.5°E

Area affected: 733680 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_2022-Dec-08_to_2022-Dec-18_88.5_-60.5

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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: December 01 2022 to December 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 307.0°E

Area affected: 119415 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_2022-Dec-01_to_2022-Dec-07_307.0_-77.5

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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: November 27 2022 to November 30 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -21.9 °C

Event center: -84.5°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 159873 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_2022-Nov-27_to_2022-Nov-30_131.0_-84.5

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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: November 26 2022 to November 30 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.0 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 16.0°E

Area affected: 310708 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_2022-Nov-26_to_2022-Nov-30_16.0_-66.5

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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 25 2022 to December 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 349.5°E

Area affected: 1431412 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_2022-Nov-25_to_2022-Dec-05_349.5_-77.5