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: May 19 2024 to May 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.0 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 1093764 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-19_to_2024-May-22_131.0_-20.5

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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: May 17 2024 to May 24 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.3 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 72767 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-17_to_2024-May-24_133.5_-32.5

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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: April 29 2024 to May 07 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.4 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 86109 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-Apr-29_to_2024-May-07_133.5_-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: April 23 2024 to April 27 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.1 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 134.5°E

Area affected: 59943 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-Apr-23_to_2024-Apr-27_134.5_-33.5

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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: April 20 2024 to April 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: -21.0°S 116.5°E

Area affected: 81645 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-Apr-20_to_2024-Apr-23_116.5_-21.0

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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 19 2024 to April 22 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.9 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 134.5°E

Area affected: 218970 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-Apr-19_to_2024-Apr-22_134.5_-19.5

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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: April 19 2024 to April 23 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.3 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 127.5°E

Area affected: 727384 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-Apr-19_to_2024-Apr-23_127.5_-18.0

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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 09 2024 to April 11 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.2 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 140.5°E

Area affected: 153189 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-Apr-09_to_2024-Apr-11_140.5_-28.5

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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: April 09 2024 to April 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.4 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 200863 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-Apr-09_to_2024-Apr-14_115.5_-24.5

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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 08 2024 to April 14 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.1 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 97692 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-Apr-08_to_2024-Apr-14_126.5_-16.0