Cold spell occuring from March 26 2012 to March 28 2012 at -37.0°S 303.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina

Duration: 3 days

Time span: March 26 2012 to March 28 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 13.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 10.2 °C

Event center: -37.0°S 303.0°E

Area affected: 167589 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: Cold_spell_2012-Mar-26_to_2012-Mar-28_303.0_-37.0

Cold spell occuring from February 11 2012 to March 01 2012 at -21.5°S 291.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Peru

Duration: 20 days

Time span: February 11 2012 to March 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.2 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 291.0°E

Area affected: 2710950 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: Cold_spell_2012-Feb-11_to_2012-Mar-01_291.0_-21.5

Cold spell occuring from February 02 2012 to February 29 2012 at -56.0°S 283.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Antarctica
  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Falkland Islands
  • South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Duration: 28 days

Time span: February 02 2012 to February 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 1.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -25.5 °C

Event center: -56.0°S 283.5°E

Area affected: 13266136 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: Cold_spell_2012-Feb-02_to_2012-Feb-29_283.5_-56.0

Cold spell occuring from January 21 2012 to January 26 2012 at -37.0°S 291.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina

Duration: 6 days

Time span: January 21 2012 to January 26 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
  • Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 13.2 °C

Event center: -37.0°S 291.5°E

Area affected: 218045 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: Cold_spell_2012-Jan-21_to_2012-Jan-26_291.5_-37.0

Cold spell occuring from December 30 2011 to January 16 2012 at -26.0°S 292.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Chile

Duration: 18 days

Time span: December 30 2011 to January 16 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
  • Mean temperature: 6.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -4.2 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 292.5°E

Area affected: 243695 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: Cold_spell_2011-Dec-30_to_2012-Jan-16_292.5_-26.0

Cold spell occuring from December 23 2011 to December 25 2011 at -34.0°S 299.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 23 2011 to December 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
  • Mean temperature: 18.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 15.3 °C

Event center: -34.0°S 299.5°E

Area affected: 94957 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: Cold_spell_2011-Dec-23_to_2011-Dec-25_299.5_-34.0

Cold spell occuring from December 22 2011 to December 24 2011 at -37.5°S 292.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina

Duration: 3 days

Time span: December 22 2011 to December 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 17.5 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 12.3 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 292.0°E

Area affected: 73101 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: Cold_spell_2011-Dec-22_to_2011-Dec-24_292.0_-37.5

Cold spell occuring from December 21 2011 to December 24 2011 at -41.5°S 285.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Chile

Duration: 4 days

Time span: December 21 2011 to December 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 1.6 °C

Event center: -41.5°S 285.5°E

Area affected: 141116 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: Cold_spell_2011-Dec-21_to_2011-Dec-24_285.5_-41.5

Cold spell occuring from December 13 2011 to December 21 2011 at -22.0°S 294.5°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Chile

Duration: 9 days

Time span: December 13 2011 to December 21 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
  • Mean temperature: 8.6 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature: -1.9 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 294.5°E

Area affected: 266369 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: Cold_spell_2011-Dec-13_to_2011-Dec-21_294.5_-22.0

Cold spell occuring from November 13 2011 to April 25 2012 at -21.0°S 333.0°E

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Event type: Cold spell

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

  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Benin
  • Brazil
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Congo
  • Congo DRC
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gabon
  • Ghana
  • Liberia
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Paraguay
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Togo
  • Uganda

Duration: 165 days

Time span: November 13 2011 to April 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

  • Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
  • Mean temperature: 22.4 °C
  • Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
  • Minimum temperature: 7.5 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 333.0°E

Area affected: 29177637 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: Cold_spell_2011-Nov-13_to_2012-Apr-25_333.0_-21.0