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: February 28 2020 to March 04 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: -10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.2 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 346.5°E

Area affected: 335033 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-Feb-28_to_2020-Mar-04_346.5_-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: February 25 2020 to March 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -45.5°S 197.5°E

Area affected: 8795508 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-Feb-25_to_2020-Mar-15_197.5_-45.5

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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: February 24 2020 to March 10 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 3.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.0 °C

Event center: -63.0°S 31.5°E

Area affected: 4398162 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-Feb-24_to_2020-Mar-10_31.5_-63.0

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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: February 23 2020 to February 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 9.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -11.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 11.6 °C
• Maximum temperature: -9.6 °C

Event center: -80.0°S 191.0°E

Area affected: 58212 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-Feb-23_to_2020-Feb-27_191.0_-80.0

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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: February 16 2020 to February 23 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 12.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.5 °C

Event center: -63.0°S 96.0°E

Area affected: 993992 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-Feb-16_to_2020-Feb-23_96.0_-63.0

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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: February 12 2020 to February 17 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: -18.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: -4.0 °C

Event center: -81.0°S 330.0°E

Area affected: 304199 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-Feb-12_to_2020-Feb-17_330.0_-81.0

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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: February 10 2020 to February 18 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.3 °C

Event center: -66.0°S 341.5°E

Area affected: 1500744 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-Feb-10_to_2020-Feb-18_341.5_-66.0

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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: February 08 2020 to February 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: -14.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.0 °C

Event center: -69.0°S 84.5°E

Area affected: 79296 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-Feb-08_to_2020-Feb-11_84.5_-69.0

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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: January 29 2020 to February 02 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: -9.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -2.3 °C

Event center: -79.5°S 327.5°E

Area affected: 126126 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-Jan-29_to_2020-Feb-02_327.5_-79.5