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: 6 days

Time span: August 20 2012 to August 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 20.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -13.6 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 279.5°E

Area affected: 301203 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_2012-Aug-20_to_2012-Aug-25_279.5_-79.0

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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: August 16 2012 to August 22 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.0 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 301.0°E

Area affected: 1355870 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_2012-Aug-16_to_2012-Aug-22_301.0_-65.0

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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: August 08 2012 to August 10 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -37.0 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 116.0°E

Area affected: 167043 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_2012-Aug-08_to_2012-Aug-10_116.0_-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: August 07 2012 to August 09 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -8.7 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 354.5°E

Area affected: 52388 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_2012-Aug-07_to_2012-Aug-09_354.5_-69.5

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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: August 02 2012 to August 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 7.5 °C

Event center: -64.5°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 2467790 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_2012-Aug-02_to_2012-Aug-17_148.0_-64.5

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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 23 2012 to July 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.9 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: -15.9 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 163.5°E

Area affected: 84006 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_2012-Jul-23_to_2012-Jul-28_163.5_-81.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 12 days

Time span: July 18 2012 to July 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 24.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.4 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 328.5°E

Area affected: 3243957 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_2012-Jul-18_to_2012-Jul-29_328.5_-67.0

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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: June 30 2012 to July 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.1 °C

Event center: -72.0°S 2.5°W

Area affected: 1164533 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_2012-Jun-30_to_2012-Jul-05_357.5_-72.0

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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: June 28 2012 to July 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.2 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 68.0°E

Area affected: 173782 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_2012-Jun-28_to_2012-Jul-01_68.0_-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: June 27 2012 to June 30 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.5 °C

Event center: -68.0°S 72.0°E

Area affected: 56101 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_2012-Jun-27_to_2012-Jun-30_72.0_-68.0