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: November 26 2024 to November 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 123.0°E

Area affected: 233682 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_2024-Nov-26_to_2024-Nov-28_123.0_-28.5

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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: November 25 2024 to November 27 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.7 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 121.0°E

Area affected: 52281 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_2024-Nov-25_to_2024-Nov-27_121.0_-31.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: November 23 2024 to November 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.3 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 127.0°E

Area affected: 787978 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_2024-Nov-23_to_2024-Nov-30_127.0_-16.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: November 21 2024 to November 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 122.5°E

Area affected: 102093 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_2024-Nov-21_to_2024-Nov-28_122.5_-24.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 8 days

Time span: September 21 2024 to September 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.9 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 127.5°E

Area affected: 301939 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_2024-Sep-21_to_2024-Sep-28_127.5_-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: September 15 2024 to September 17 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 158.5°E

Area affected: 50558 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_2024-Sep-15_to_2024-Sep-17_158.5_-31.5

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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: September 14 2024 to September 16 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.7 °C

Event center: -38.5°S 134.0°E

Area affected: 302258 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_2024-Sep-14_to_2024-Sep-16_134.0_-38.5

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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: August 03 2024 to August 06 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.9 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 119.0°E

Area affected: 181518 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_2024-Aug-03_to_2024-Aug-06_119.0_-20.0

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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: August 01 2024 to August 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.8 °C

Event center: -32.0°S 124.0°E

Area affected: 146235 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_2024-Aug-01_to_2024-Aug-04_124.0_-32.0

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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: July 27 2024 to August 02 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -2.3 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 876658 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_2024-Jul-27_to_2024-Aug-02_148.0_-28.0