Category: Cold spells affecting Australia

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: May 01 2026 to May 03 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.4 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 424083 km$^2$

Fig. 1: unavailable since event is ongoing.

Fig. 3: Maps illustrating the evolution of standardized temperature anomalies during the event.

Event ID: Cold_spell_2026-May-01_to_2026-May-03_115.0_-30.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 26 2026 to April 28 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 56597 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_2026-Apr-26_to_2026-Apr-28_133.5_-15.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: April 20 2026 to April 29 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 536723 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_2026-Apr-20_to_2026-Apr-29_142.0_-18.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 4 days

Time span: April 17 2026 to April 20 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.6 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 98396 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_2026-Apr-17_to_2026-Apr-20_149.5_-36.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 11 2026 to April 17 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.7 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 1447318 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_2026-Apr-11_to_2026-Apr-17_129.0_-17.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 3 days

Time span: April 11 2026 to April 13 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.1 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 136.0°E

Area affected: 52468 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_2026-Apr-11_to_2026-Apr-13_136.0_-32.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: April 06 2026 to April 12 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.3 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 143.0°E

Area affected: 163046 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_2026-Apr-06_to_2026-Apr-12_143.0_-15.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: March 26 2026 to April 01 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.3 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 2080930 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_2026-Mar-26_to_2026-Apr-01_126.0_-17.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 18 days

Time span: March 26 2026 to April 12 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 114.0°E

Area affected: 507052 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_2026-Mar-26_to_2026-Apr-12_114.0_-20.0