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: 5 days

Time span: January 22 2020 to January 26 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.4 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.2 °C

Event center: -73.5°S 174.0°E

Area affected: 62860 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-22_to_2020-Jan-26_174.0_-73.5

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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: January 21 2020 to January 24 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: -65.5°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 58818 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-21_to_2020-Jan-24_152.5_-65.5

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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: January 19 2020 to January 21 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -22.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: -18.3 °C

Event center: -74.0°S 11.5°E

Area affected: 136063 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-19_to_2020-Jan-21_11.5_-74.0

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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 15 2020 to January 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -23.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: -14.6 °C

Event center: -77.5°S 57.5°E

Area affected: 225063 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-15_to_2020-Jan-19_57.5_-77.5

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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: January 12 2020 to January 28 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 7.5 °C
• Maximum temperature: 14.3 °C

Event center: -56.5°S 352.0°E

Area affected: 6044680 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-12_to_2020-Jan-28_352.0_-56.5

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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: January 12 2020 to January 19 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: -1.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.4 °C

Event center: -67.0°S 159.0°E

Area affected: 211527 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-12_to_2020-Jan-19_159.0_-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: January 11 2020 to January 16 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: -0.2 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.3 °C

Event center: -75.0°S 173.5°E

Area affected: 52873 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-11_to_2020-Jan-16_173.5_-75.0

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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: January 10 2020 to January 12 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: -12.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: -6.0 °C

Event center: -86.0°S 267.0°E

Area affected: 59037 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-10_to_2020-Jan-12_267.0_-86.0

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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: January 08 2020 to January 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 0.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.3 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 1.4 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.7 °C

Event center: -66.5°S 352.0°E

Area affected: 147933 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-08_to_2020-Jan-14_352.0_-66.5