On March 18, 2022, abnormally high temperatures were recorded in Antarctica. The warmth experience by the coldest region on the planet was attributed to a massive heat wave. Vostok, the Russian meteorological observatory recorded a temperature of minus 17.7 degrees Celsius on that day.
Highest temperatures recorded in Antarctica as of March 2022, by location
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Washington Post. (March 18, 2022). Highest temperatures recorded in Antarctica as of March 2022, by location (in degrees Celsius) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298132/hottest-temperatures-antarctica/
Washington Post. "Highest temperatures recorded in Antarctica as of March 2022, by location (in degrees Celsius)." Chart. March 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298132/hottest-temperatures-antarctica/
Washington Post. (2022). Highest temperatures recorded in Antarctica as of March 2022, by location (in degrees Celsius). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298132/hottest-temperatures-antarctica/
Washington Post. "Highest Temperatures Recorded in Antarctica as of March 2022, by Location (in Degrees Celsius)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298132/hottest-temperatures-antarctica/
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Highest temperatures recorded in Antarctica as of March 2022, by location (in degrees Celsius) [Graph], Washington Post, March 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298132/hottest-temperatures-antarctica/
