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: 8 days

Time span: February 16 2011 to February 23 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.5 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 158.5°E

Area affected: 783093 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-Feb-16_to_2011-Feb-23_158.5_-65.0

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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: February 16 2011 to February 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -13.2 °C

Event center: -84.0°S 295.0°E

Area affected: 129519 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-Feb-16_to_2011-Feb-20_295.0_-84.0

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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: January 30 2011 to February 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.3 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 297.0°E

Area affected: 333714 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-Jan-30_to_2011-Feb-06_297.0_-82.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 13 days

Time span: January 21 2011 to February 02 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.8 °C

Event center: -86.5°S 83.5°E

Area affected: 1907756 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-Jan-21_to_2011-Feb-02_83.5_-86.5

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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: January 08 2011 to January 18 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.4 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 104.5°E

Area affected: 816068 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-Jan-08_to_2011-Jan-18_104.5_-70.0

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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 08 2011 to January 16 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 14.5°W

Area affected: 335473 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-Jan-08_to_2011-Jan-16_345.5_-73.5

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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: January 08 2011 to January 11 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -23.3 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 40.5°E

Area affected: 95849 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-Jan-08_to_2011-Jan-11_40.5_-82.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 45 days

Time span: January 07 2011 to February 20 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.6 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 108.0°E

Area affected: 7548669 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-Jan-07_to_2011-Feb-20_108.0_-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 06 2011 to January 08 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -20.2 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 41.5°E

Area affected: 133607 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-Jan-06_to_2011-Jan-08_41.5_-76.5

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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: December 31 2010 to January 04 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -13.6 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 5.0°W

Area affected: 237106 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_2010-Dec-31_to_2011-Jan-04_355.0_-81.0