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: August 08 2021 to August 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 14.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.0 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 304.0°E

Area affected: 135915 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-Aug-08_to_2021-Aug-11_304.0_-78.0

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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: July 30 2021 to August 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -16.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -12.6 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 305.0°E

Area affected: 124815 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-Jul-30_to_2021-Aug-03_305.0_-72.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 15 days

Time span: July 29 2021 to August 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 13.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 28.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.5 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 141.5°E

Area affected: 3324430 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-Jul-29_to_2021-Aug-12_141.5_-66.0

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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: July 28 2021 to August 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.5 °C

Event center: -58.0°S 164.5°E

Area affected: 172351 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-Jul-28_to_2021-Aug-01_164.5_-58.0

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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: July 23 2021 to July 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -35.0 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 60503 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-Jul-23_to_2021-Jul-25_150.0_-74.5

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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: July 21 2021 to July 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -37.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.8 °C

Event center: -77.0°S 0.0°E

Area affected: 1311350 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-Jul-21_to_2021-Jul-26_355.0_-75.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 16 days

Time span: July 18 2021 to August 02 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -28.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 19.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.8 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 168.5°E

Area affected: 4257942 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-Jul-18_to_2021-Aug-02_168.5_-73.5

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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: July 16 2021 to July 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -45.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -36.8 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 83.0°E

Area affected: 145957 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-Jul-16_to_2021-Jul-18_83.0_-79.0

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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: July 15 2021 to July 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -36.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.8 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 97.5°E

Area affected: 411910 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-Jul-15_to_2021-Jul-18_97.5_-70.0

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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: July 09 2021 to July 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.4 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 303.0°E

Area affected: 177050 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-Jul-09_to_2021-Jul-12_303.0_-67.0