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: 3 days

Time span: August 25 2010 to August 27 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.5 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 151.0°E

Area affected: 333472 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_2010-Aug-25_to_2010-Aug-27_151.0_-23.5

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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: August 24 2010 to August 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.8 °C

Event center: -41.5°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 112426 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_2010-Aug-24_to_2010-Aug-28_146.0_-41.5

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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: August 23 2010 to August 30 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.0 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 632924 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_2010-Aug-23_to_2010-Aug-30_133.0_-23.5

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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 17 2010 to August 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.2 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 124.5°E

Area affected: 114213 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_2010-Aug-17_to_2010-Aug-20_124.5_-33.5

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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: August 17 2010 to August 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.0 °C

Event center: -36.0°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 111929 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_2010-Aug-17_to_2010-Aug-19_118.0_-36.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: August 01 2010 to August 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.0 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 127.5°E

Area affected: 2284004 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_2010-Aug-01_to_2010-Aug-13_127.5_-20.0

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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 04 2010 to July 07 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.0 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 122.0°E

Area affected: 64919 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_2010-Jul-04_to_2010-Jul-07_122.0_-17.5

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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 04 2010 to July 06 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.5 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 75350 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_2010-Jul-04_to_2010-Jul-06_118.0_-20.0

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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 04 2010 to July 09 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.4 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 968095 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_2010-Jul-04_to_2010-Jul-09_135.0_-23.0

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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: June 26 2010 to July 03 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.8 °C

Event center: -35.5°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 1042465 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_2010-Jun-26_to_2010-Jul-03_149.5_-35.5