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: 10 days

Time span: February 02 2014 to February 11 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.9 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 792209 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_2014-Feb-02_to_2014-Feb-11_142.5_-16.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: January 27 2014 to February 04 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.1 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 171803 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_2014-Jan-27_to_2014-Feb-04_131.0_-11.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 16 days

Time span: January 09 2014 to January 24 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.0 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 2387212 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_2014-Jan-09_to_2014-Jan-24_128.5_-23.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 9 days

Time span: January 04 2014 to January 12 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.2 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 169.0°E

Area affected: 1359080 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_2014-Jan-04_to_2014-Jan-12_169.0_-32.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 5 days

Time span: December 29 2013 to January 02 2014

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.3 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 116.5°E

Area affected: 309762 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_2013-Dec-29_to_2014-Jan-02_116.5_-23.0

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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: December 28 2013 to December 30 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 122.5°E

Area affected: 50023 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_2013-Dec-28_to_2013-Dec-30_122.5_-17.5

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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: December 21 2013 to December 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.4 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 119.0°E

Area affected: 73641 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_2013-Dec-21_to_2013-Dec-24_119.0_-23.5

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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: December 20 2013 to December 22 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.2 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 119.5°E

Area affected: 177404 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_2013-Dec-20_to_2013-Dec-22_119.5_-30.0