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: 18 days

Time span: November 20 2013 to December 07 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.6 °C

Event center: -14.5°S 134.0°E

Area affected: 1132317 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-Nov-20_to_2013-Dec-07_134.0_-14.5

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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: November 19 2013 to November 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.1 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 139.0°E

Area affected: 323469 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-Nov-19_to_2013-Nov-24_139.0_-36.5

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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: November 16 2013 to December 01 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.5 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 124.5°E

Area affected: 477093 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-Nov-16_to_2013-Dec-01_124.5_-16.5

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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: October 20 2013 to October 23 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 105095 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-Oct-20_to_2013-Oct-23_123.5_-31.0

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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: October 19 2013 to October 21 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: -35.5°S 119.5°E

Area affected: 145247 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-Oct-19_to_2013-Oct-21_119.5_-35.5

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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: September 03 2013 to September 07 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.4 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 76374 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-Sep-03_to_2013-Sep-07_144.5_-18.5

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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 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