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: 3 days

Time span: September 22 2021 to September 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.7 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 308.0°E

Area affected: 123661 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-22_to_2021-Sep-24_308.0_-59.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: September 20 2021 to September 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -30.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.9 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 163.0°E

Area affected: 575149 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-20_to_2021-Sep-29_163.0_-70.0

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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: September 20 2021 to September 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.3 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 180.5°E

Area affected: 397428 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-20_to_2021-Sep-26_180.5_-71.5

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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: September 19 2021 to September 23 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 4.5 °C

Event center: -60.5°S 289.0°E

Area affected: 131053 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-19_to_2021-Sep-23_289.0_-60.5

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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: September 15 2021 to September 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.4 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 472416 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-15_to_2021-Sep-19_149.5_-65.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 10 days

Time span: September 11 2021 to September 20 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.0 °C

Event center: -63.0°S 109.5°E

Area affected: 1804686 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-11_to_2021-Sep-20_109.5_-63.0

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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 09 2021 to September 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -41.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -34.8 °C

Event center: -80.5°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 92525 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-09_to_2021-Sep-12_139.5_-80.5

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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: September 08 2021 to September 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.0 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 284.5°E

Area affected: 131502 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-08_to_2021-Sep-12_284.5_-74.0

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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: September 03 2021 to September 05 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -1.8 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 14.5°E

Area affected: 75316 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-03_to_2021-Sep-05_14.5_-68.0