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: May 17 2021 to May 20 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -43.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -30.8 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 76.0°E

Area affected: 264302 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-May-17_to_2021-May-20_76.0_-78.5

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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: May 15 2021 to May 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -11.2 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 77.5°E

Area affected: 211649 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-May-15_to_2021-May-18_77.5_-73.5

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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: May 09 2021 to May 15 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.1 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 25.0°E

Area affected: 1023112 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-May-09_to_2021-May-15_25.0_-71.0

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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: May 05 2021 to May 08 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -13.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.1 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 186.0°E

Area affected: 129185 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-May-05_to_2021-May-08_186.0_-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: May 01 2021 to May 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -8.6 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 319.0°E

Area affected: 106828 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-May-01_to_2021-May-03_319.0_-75.5

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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: April 24 2021 to April 29 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -10.5 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 234.0°E

Area affected: 211156 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-Apr-24_to_2021-Apr-29_234.0_-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: April 18 2021 to April 22 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.4 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 298.5°E

Area affected: 106642 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-Apr-18_to_2021-Apr-22_298.5_-66.0

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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: April 16 2021 to April 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -50.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -46.3 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 69869 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-Apr-16_to_2021-Apr-19_118.0_-75.0

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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: April 15 2021 to April 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -27.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.9 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 409830 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-Apr-15_to_2021-Apr-19_148.0_-71.0