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Regional Climate Change: Antarctica
Antarctica Mean Temperature
[High Resolution Version] [Data Table]

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since: 1760 1810 1860 1910 1960 1990
Antarctica - - - - 1.38
± 0.73		 1.25
± 2.14
Southern Hemisphere--0.77
± 0.28		0.99
± 0.35		1.45
± 0.39		0.81
± 0.44
Global Land0.43
± 0.24		0.76
± 0.26		0.87
± 0.13		1.12
± 0.09		2.18
± 0.12		2.71
± 0.25

Regional Climate Variabiity

Difference from Global Land Average ( °C, 95% range )

Smoothing Monthly Annual Five-year Ten-year Twenty-year
± 2.34 ± 0.97 ± 0.53 ± 0.38 ± 0.24

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing Monthly Annual Five-year Ten-year Twenty-year
0.38 0.43 0.62 0.78 0.93

Variability in Monthly Means ( °C, 95% range )

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
± 1.41 ± 1.83 ± 2.51 ± 2.26 ± 2.92 ± 2.40
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
± 3.31 ± 4.20 ± 2.75 ± 2.06 ± 1.58 ± 1.65

History of Temperature Stations

Antarctica Station Counts
[High Resolution Version]

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Antarctica High Temperature
[High Resolution Version] [Data Table]

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Antarctica Low Temperature
[High Resolution Version] [Data Table]
Antarctica
Antarctica Global Context Map Antarctica Local Context Map

Region Statistics

Land Area: 12,458,000 km2
Percent of Global Land Area: 8.47%

Temperature Stations in Region

Active Stations: 47
Former Stations: 90
Monthly Mean Observations: 20,041
Earliest Observation: April 1903

Within 500 km of Region

Active Stations: 90
Former Stations: 169
Monthly Mean Observations: 41,698
Earliest Observation: April 1903

Nearby Major Cities

Long Temperature Stations

BASE ORCADAS / SOUTH ORKN
FARADAY (ARGENTINE IS.) U.K.
BASE ESPERANZA
ADELAIDE ISLAND
B.A. BERNARDO O'HIGGINS
SIGNEY ISLAND SOUTH ORKNEY ISL
More stations...

Nearby Regions

French Southern and Antarctic Lands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Isla
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Tasmania
New Zealand
Victoria
Australian Capital Territory

Dataset Information

Dataset Updated: 27-Apr-2013 01:20:52
Temperature Sites: 39,298
Monthly Mean Observations: 15,161,923
Most Recent Month: March 2013
Earliest Month: January 1701
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