Category: Heat waves affecting South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 12 2023 to January 17 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.1 °C
• Maximum temperature: 10.0 °C

Event center: -54.5°S 324.5°E

Area affected: 377454 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_2023-Jan-12_to_2023-Jan-17_324.5_-54.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 7 days

Time span: May 20 2022 to May 26 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 10.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 2.7 °C

Event center: -61.0°S 323.0°E

Area affected: 723055 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_2022-May-20_to_2022-May-26_323.0_-61.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 17 days

Time span: April 18 2022 to May 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.0 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.7 °C
• Maximum temperature: 23.4 °C

Event center: -48.5°S 324.0°E

Area affected: 5277456 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_2022-Apr-18_to_2022-May-04_324.0_-48.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 8 days

Time span: April 11 2022 to April 18 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 4.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 5.2 °C
• Maximum temperature: 15.6 °C

Event center: -53.5°S 333.0°E

Area affected: 3171682 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_2022-Apr-11_to_2022-Apr-18_333.0_-53.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 13 days

Time span: December 23 2021 to January 04 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 1.1 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Maximum temperature: 3.9 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 337.0°E

Area affected: 428437 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_2021-Dec-23_to_2022-Jan-04_337.0_-59.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 5 days

Time span: February 17 2021 to February 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.8 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 6.9 °C
• Maximum temperature: 8.4 °C

Event center: -54.5°S 323.5°E

Area affected: 53495 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_2021-Feb-17_to_2021-Feb-21_323.5_-54.5

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 01 2020 to December 03 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.5 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 2.0 °C
• Maximum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: -60.0°S 331.0°E

Area affected: 112906 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-Dec-01_to_2020-Dec-03_331.0_-60.0

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Event type: Heat wave

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

• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 4 days

Time span: November 12 2020 to November 15 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: 3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.6 °C
• Maximum temperature anomaly: 4.8 °C
• Maximum temperature: 1.7 °C

Event center: -58.0°S 333.5°E

Area affected: 498023 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-Nov-12_to_2020-Nov-15_333.5_-58.0