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: 9 days

Time span: September 28 2020 to October 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.4 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 197.5°E

Area affected: 1913131 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-Sep-28_to_2020-Oct-06_197.5_-79.5

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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: September 27 2020 to September 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.4 °C

Event center: -61.0°S 199.5°E

Area affected: 74596 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-Sep-27_to_2020-Sep-29_199.5_-61.0

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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: September 21 2020 to September 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -49.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -46.7 °C

Event center: -83.5°S 78.5°E

Area affected: 56166 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-Sep-21_to_2020-Sep-25_78.5_-83.5

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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 21 2020 to September 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -48.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -44.1 °C

Event center: -78.5°S 100.5°E

Area affected: 67054 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-Sep-21_to_2020-Sep-25_100.5_-78.5

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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: September 17 2020 to October 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -15.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 12.8 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 68.5°E

Area affected: 7901838 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-Sep-17_to_2020-Oct-03_68.5_-73.5

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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: September 13 2020 to September 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 12.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 22.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.9 °C

Event center: -74.5°S 356.0°E

Area affected: 2318990 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-Sep-13_to_2020-Sep-23_356.0_-74.5

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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: September 07 2020 to September 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -35.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 18.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.0 °C

Event center: -71.0°S 105.5°E

Area affected: 2020433 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-Sep-07_to_2020-Sep-14_105.5_-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: September 04 2020 to September 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -8.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.0 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 30.5°E

Area affected: 103847 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-Sep-04_to_2020-Sep-06_30.5_-67.0

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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 04 2020 to September 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 14.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -8.4 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 6.0°E

Area affected: 157865 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-Sep-04_to_2020-Sep-06_6.0_-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: August 21 2020 to August 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -34.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.1 °C

Event center: -78.0°S 37.0°E

Area affected: 1392132 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-Aug-21_to_2020-Aug-27_37.0_-78.0