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: 3 days

Time span: June 20 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -42.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -38.5 °C

Event center: -79.0°S 140.0°E

Area affected: 126410 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-Jun-22_140.0_-79.0

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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 19 2020 to June 22 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -3.0 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 111.0°E

Area affected: 174617 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-19_to_2020-Jun-22_111.0_-66.5

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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 16 2020 to June 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -26.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 13.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -16.1 °C

Event center: -72.5°S 1.0°E

Area affected: 72398 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-16_to_2020-Jun-18_1.0_-72.5

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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: June 14 2020 to June 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -7.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 21.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 5.2 °C

Event center: -70.0°S 300.0°E

Area affected: 1841541 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-14_to_2020-Jun-25_300.0_-70.0

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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 14 2020 to June 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 10.9 °C
• Mean temperature: -40.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 17.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.4 °C

Event center: -87.5°S 346.5°E

Area affected: 950606 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-14_to_2020-Jun-23_346.5_-87.5

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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: June 13 2020 to June 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -0.7 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 44.0°E

Area affected: 184173 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-13_to_2020-Jun-17_44.0_-66.5

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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: June 10 2020 to June 13 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -38.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: -29.2 °C

Event center: -76.0°S 86.5°E

Area affected: 106687 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-10_to_2020-Jun-13_86.5_-76.0

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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 05 2020 to June 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 8.7 °C
• Mean temperature: -21.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: -5.4 °C

Event center: -69.5°S 81.0°E

Area affected: 226187 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-05_to_2020-Jun-07_81.0_-69.5

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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: June 04 2020 to June 07 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.5 °C

Event center: -62.0°S 205.0°E

Area affected: 59151 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-04_to_2020-Jun-07_205.0_-62.0