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: January 03 2024 to January 05 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.9 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 123.0°E

Area affected: 57872 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-Jan-03_to_2024-Jan-05_123.0_-26.5

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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: January 02 2024 to January 07 2024

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.4 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 306945 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-Jan-02_to_2024-Jan-07_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: 5 days

Time span: December 25 2023 to December 29 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 123678 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_2023-Dec-25_to_2023-Dec-29_115.5_-25.5

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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: December 16 2023 to December 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.0 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 61152 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_2023-Dec-16_to_2023-Dec-20_115.5_-21.5

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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: December 13 2023 to December 20 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 277363 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_2023-Dec-13_to_2023-Dec-20_144.0_-15.0

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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: December 08 2023 to December 12 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -15.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.2 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 1559493 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_2023-Dec-08_to_2023-Dec-12_133.5_-26.5

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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 28 2023 to December 03 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 28.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 27.0 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 122.0°E

Area affected: 110690 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_2023-Nov-28_to_2023-Dec-03_122.0_-19.5

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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: November 23 2023 to November 25 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.4 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 59438 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_2023-Nov-23_to_2023-Nov-25_146.5_-23.0

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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: November 16 2023 to November 18 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.8 °C

Event center: -29.0°S 127.5°E

Area affected: 56004 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_2023-Nov-16_to_2023-Nov-18_127.5_-29.0