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: July 10 2020 to July 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 29.5°E

Area affected: 1616429 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-Jul-10_to_2020-Jul-15_29.5_-73.5

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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: July 07 2020 to July 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 16.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.7 °C

Event center: -73.0°S 158.0°E

Area affected: 765819 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-Jul-07_to_2020-Jul-14_158.0_-73.0

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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 02 2020 to July 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: -65.0°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 105939 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-Jul-02_to_2020-Jul-04_154.5_-65.0

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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 2020 to July 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -50.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -45.7 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 61.5°E

Area affected: 65463 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-Jun-30_to_2020-Jul-05_61.5_-80.0

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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: June 28 2020 to July 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -29.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 24.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.4 °C

Event center: -83.0°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 1415716 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-Jun-28_to_2020-Jul-07_154.0_-83.0

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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: June 26 2020 to June 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 14.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -19.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -12.4 °C

Event center: -82.5°S 215.5°E

Area affected: 242728 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-Jun-26_to_2020-Jun-28_215.5_-82.5

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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: June 26 2020 to June 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -25.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.5 °C

Event center: -82.0°S 269.5°E

Area affected: 74580 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-Jun-26_to_2020-Jun-28_269.5_-82.0

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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: June 22 2020 to June 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 15.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 66.5°E

Area affected: 1855198 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-Jun-22_to_2020-Jun-29_66.5_-73.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 20 days

Time span: June 21 2020 to July 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 25.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 6.2 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 275.5°E

Area affected: 5041534 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-Jun-21_to_2020-Jul-10_275.5_-76.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• Antarctica

Duration: 20 days

Time span: June 20 2020 to July 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 11.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -20.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 23.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 9.7 °C

Event center: -64.5°S 129.5°E

Area affected: 3432509 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-Jun-20_to_2020-Jul-09_129.5_-64.5