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: November 07 2021 to November 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.9 °C

Event center: -67.5°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 254740 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-Nov-07_to_2021-Nov-12_152.0_-67.5

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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: November 03 2021 to November 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -31.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -24.9 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 130.0°E

Area affected: 223262 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-Nov-03_to_2021-Nov-05_130.0_-71.5

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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: October 31 2021 to November 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.9 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 156.5°E

Area affected: 145474 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-Oct-31_to_2021-Nov-05_156.5_-69.0

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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: October 30 2021 to November 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.7 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 298.0°E

Area affected: 147889 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-Oct-30_to_2021-Nov-04_298.0_-65.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 31 days

Time span: October 27 2021 to November 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 16.0 °C

Event center: -57.5°S 307.5°E

Area affected: 7003446 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-Oct-27_to_2021-Nov-26_307.5_-57.5

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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: October 26 2021 to October 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.1 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 3.5°E

Area affected: 105956 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-Oct-26_to_2021-Oct-28_3.5_-65.5

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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: October 26 2021 to October 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.4 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 347.0°E

Area affected: 703835 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-Oct-26_to_2021-Oct-30_347.0_-71.5

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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: October 24 2021 to October 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -22.6 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 52.0°E

Area affected: 74962 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-Oct-24_to_2021-Oct-26_52.0_-70.0