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: 12 days

Time span: August 22 2022 to September 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -13.3 °C

Event center: -89.0°S 216.5°E

Area affected: 516343 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-Aug-22_to_2022-Sep-02_216.5_-89.0

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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: August 18 2022 to August 20 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -46.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -41.7 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 29.0°E

Area affected: 140364 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-Aug-18_to_2022-Aug-20_29.0_-82.5

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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: August 14 2022 to August 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.4 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 63.5°E

Area affected: 80997 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-Aug-14_to_2022-Aug-16_63.5_-67.0

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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: August 11 2022 to August 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.8 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 23.5°E

Area affected: 106325 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-Aug-11_to_2022-Aug-14_23.5_-67.5

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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: August 09 2022 to August 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.4 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 282.0°E

Area affected: 115118 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-Aug-09_to_2022-Aug-16_282.0_-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: August 08 2022 to August 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 14.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 25.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.4 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 207.0°E

Area affected: 867591 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-Aug-08_to_2022-Aug-13_207.0_-82.5

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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: August 06 2022 to August 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.3 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 290.5°E

Area affected: 3684942 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-Aug-06_to_2022-Aug-28_290.5_-68.0

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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: July 27 2022 to August 01 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -20.6 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 184.5°E

Area affected: 103879 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-Jul-27_to_2022-Aug-01_184.5_-82.0

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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: July 25 2022 to August 05 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 24.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.8 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 169.5°E

Area affected: 318721 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-Jul-25_to_2022-Aug-05_169.5_-74.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 27 days

Time span: July 20 2022 to August 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.4 °C

Event center: -64.0°S 88.0°E

Area affected: 6805765 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-Jul-20_to_2022-Aug-15_88.0_-64.0