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: October 23 2021 to October 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.6 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 48.5°E

Area affected: 84106 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-23_to_2021-Oct-26_48.5_-67.0

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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: October 22 2021 to October 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.7 °C

Event center: -70.5°S 303.0°E

Area affected: 318705 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-22_to_2021-Oct-26_303.0_-70.5

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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: October 17 2021 to October 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.1 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 83.5°E

Area affected: 9615494 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-17_to_2021-Oct-29_83.5_-78.5

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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 10 2021 to October 14 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.6 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 326.5°E

Area affected: 53471 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-10_to_2021-Oct-14_326.5_-77.5

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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 07 2021 to October 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.0 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 313.5°E

Area affected: 74415 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-07_to_2021-Oct-12_313.5_-74.0

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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: September 27 2021 to September 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.1 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 30.5°E

Area affected: 296365 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-Sep-27_to_2021-Sep-30_30.5_-67.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 20 days

Time span: September 27 2021 to October 16 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -24.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.5 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 103.5°E

Area affected: 9929534 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-Sep-27_to_2021-Oct-16_103.5_-73.0

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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: September 27 2021 to October 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: -62.5°S 321.5°E

Area affected: 62012 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-Sep-27_to_2021-Oct-01_321.5_-62.5