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 14 2022 to July 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -33.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.7 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 59.5°E

Area affected: 126638 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-14_to_2022-Jul-17_59.5_-70.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 25 days

Time span: July 11 2022 to August 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 24.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.9 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 321.0°E

Area affected: 8877190 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-11_to_2022-Aug-04_321.0_-74.5

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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: July 09 2022 to July 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.3 °C

Event center: -59.5°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 149546 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-09_to_2022-Jul-11_148.0_-59.5

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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: July 09 2022 to July 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -20.3 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 132.5°E

Area affected: 96083 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-09_to_2022-Jul-11_132.5_-69.5

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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: July 08 2022 to July 14 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -32.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.5 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 157.0°E

Area affected: 81644 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-08_to_2022-Jul-14_157.0_-82.0

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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: July 02 2022 to July 06 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -17.8 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 200.5°E

Area affected: 64311 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-02_to_2022-Jul-06_200.5_-79.0

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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 22 2022 to June 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -16.5 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 107690 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-Jun-22_to_2022-Jun-26_149.5_-70.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 17 days

Time span: June 21 2022 to July 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.5 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 289.0°E

Area affected: 2522331 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-Jun-21_to_2022-Jul-07_289.0_-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: June 14 2022 to June 19 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.9 °C

Event center: -56.5°S 219.5°E

Area affected: 676723 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-Jun-14_to_2022-Jun-19_219.5_-56.5