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: 10 days

Time span: January 10 2021 to January 19 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.0 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 0.0°E

Area affected: 1215321 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-Jan-10_to_2021-Jan-19_344.5_-64.5

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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: December 26 2020 to December 30 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.3 °C

Event center: -64.5°S 168.0°E

Area affected: 220728 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_2020-Dec-26_to_2020-Dec-30_168.0_-64.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 8 days

Time span: December 19 2020 to December 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.4 °C

Event center: -75.5°S 284.5°E

Area affected: 109457 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_2020-Dec-19_to_2020-Dec-26_284.5_-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: December 16 2020 to December 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 227.5°E

Area affected: 280676 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_2020-Dec-16_to_2020-Dec-21_227.5_-74.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 17 days

Time span: December 15 2020 to December 31 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -2.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.4 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 171.5°E

Area affected: 1253429 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_2020-Dec-15_to_2020-Dec-31_171.5_-75.0

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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: December 10 2020 to December 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.8 °C

Event center: -71.5°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 117914 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_2020-Dec-10_to_2020-Dec-13_129.0_-71.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 10 2020 to December 20 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 9.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.2 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 330.0°E

Area affected: 3154384 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_2020-Dec-10_to_2020-Dec-20_330.0_-78.0

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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: December 09 2020 to December 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.4 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 5.5°E

Area affected: 90681 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_2020-Dec-09_to_2020-Dec-14_5.5_-71.0

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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: December 09 2020 to December 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -7.4 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 140.0°E

Area affected: 83045 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_2020-Dec-09_to_2020-Dec-11_140.0_-69.5

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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: December 07 2020 to December 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -23.3 °C

Event center: -76.5°S 9.0°E

Area affected: 52601 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_2020-Dec-07_to_2020-Dec-09_9.0_-76.5