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: 4 days

Time span: August 20 2013 to August 23 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.1 °C

Event center: -29.0°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 213270 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-Aug-20_to_2013-Aug-23_152.5_-29.0

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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: July 24 2013 to July 27 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 183404 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-Jul-24_to_2013-Jul-27_125.5_-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: July 22 2013 to July 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.8 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 101404 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-Jul-22_to_2013-Jul-24_144.0_-25.5

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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: July 20 2013 to July 23 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.4 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 135.5°E

Area affected: 224844 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-Jul-20_to_2013-Jul-23_135.5_-31.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 17 2013 to July 22 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.4 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 1676447 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-Jul-17_to_2013-Jul-22_115.0_-20.5

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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 06 2013 to July 10 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.2 °C

Event center: -38.5°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 71258 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-Jul-06_to_2013-Jul-10_142.5_-38.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 6 days

Time span: July 01 2013 to July 06 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.7 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 125.0°E

Area affected: 105610 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-Jul-01_to_2013-Jul-06_125.0_-17.0

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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: June 26 2013 to June 28 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.3 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 66206 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-Jun-26_to_2013-Jun-28_115.5_-21.0

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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: June 18 2013 to June 22 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.7 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 121.0°E

Area affected: 60270 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-Jun-18_to_2013-Jun-22_121.0_-22.5