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: 5 days

Time span: July 26 2024 to July 30 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 7.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.2 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 260390 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-26_to_2024-Jul-30_142.0_-36.5

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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: July 24 2024 to July 28 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 114.0°E

Area affected: 149104 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-24_to_2024-Jul-28_114.0_-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: July 19 2024 to July 21 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.4 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 124.5°E

Area affected: 141585 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-19_to_2024-Jul-21_124.5_-28.5

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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: July 14 2024 to July 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.9 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 2834898 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-14_to_2024-Jul-23_142.5_-14.5

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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: June 29 2024 to July 07 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.7 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 3390244 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-Jun-29_to_2024-Jul-07_139.5_-36.5

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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: June 16 2024 to June 19 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.2 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 149.0°E

Area affected: 69649 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-Jun-16_to_2024-Jun-19_149.0_-33.5

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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: June 03 2024 to June 18 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.5 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 1930533 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-Jun-03_to_2024-Jun-18_143.5_-16.5

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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: June 01 2024 to June 03 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.1 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 138.5°E

Area affected: 104306 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-Jun-01_to_2024-Jun-03_138.5_-19.0

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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: May 31 2024 to June 04 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.5 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 52172 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-May-31_to_2024-Jun-04_139.5_-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: May 20 2024 to May 26 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.4 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 263461 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-May-20_to_2024-May-26_142.0_-35.0