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: 5 days

Time span: January 24 2022 to January 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.9 °C

Event center: -61.0°S 335.0°E

Area affected: 239513 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-Jan-24_to_2022-Jan-28_335.0_-61.0

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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: January 17 2022 to January 25 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.1 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 301.5°E

Area affected: 154396 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-Jan-17_to_2022-Jan-25_301.5_-65.0

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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 16 2022 to January 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.7 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 222.5°E

Area affected: 53713 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-Jan-16_to_2022-Jan-18_222.5_-84.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 38 days

Time span: January 15 2022 to February 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.1 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 165.5°E

Area affected: 12913972 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-Jan-15_to_2022-Feb-21_165.5_-76.0

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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: January 02 2022 to January 08 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.3 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 299.0°E

Area affected: 244179 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-Jan-02_to_2022-Jan-08_299.0_-80.0

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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: December 27 2021 to December 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.6 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 43.0°E

Area affected: 97636 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_2021-Dec-27_to_2021-Dec-29_43.0_-71.0

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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: December 21 2021 to December 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.2 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 300.5°E

Area affected: 145953 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_2021-Dec-21_to_2021-Dec-28_300.5_-65.5

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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: December 19 2021 to January 12 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.9 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 60.0°E

Area affected: 2795806 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_2021-Dec-19_to_2022-Jan-12_60.0_-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: December 18 2021 to December 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.8 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 178.0°E

Area affected: 51226 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_2021-Dec-18_to_2021-Dec-21_178.0_-81.0

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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: December 08 2021 to December 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.0 °C

Event center: -61.5°S 302.0°E

Area affected: 154149 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_2021-Dec-08_to_2021-Dec-11_302.0_-61.5