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: 7 days

Time span: May 16 2013 to May 22 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.2 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 325226 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-May-16_to_2013-May-22_152.0_-25.0

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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: May 13 2013 to May 16 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.6 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 121131 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-May-13_to_2013-May-16_133.0_-20.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: May 07 2013 to May 17 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.3 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 117.0°E

Area affected: 2957933 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-May-07_to_2013-May-17_117.0_-24.0

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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 19 2013 to April 21 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.7 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 83527 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-Apr-19_to_2013-Apr-21_142.0_-31.0

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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 18 2013 to April 21 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.2 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 82524 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-Apr-18_to_2013-Apr-21_150.0_-26.0

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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: April 17 2013 to April 21 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.1 °C

Event center: -32.0°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 499246 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-Apr-17_to_2013-Apr-21_154.5_-32.0

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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: April 10 2013 to April 15 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.7 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 193448 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-Apr-10_to_2013-Apr-15_126.0_-18.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 14 days

Time span: April 04 2013 to April 17 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 141.0°E

Area affected: 888926 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-Apr-04_to_2013-Apr-17_141.0_-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: March 31 2013 to April 03 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.1 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 124705 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-Mar-31_to_2013-Apr-03_144.5_-27.0

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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: March 27 2013 to April 02 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.5 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 129.5°E

Area affected: 443246 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-Mar-27_to_2013-Apr-02_129.5_-24.5