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 16 2010 to May 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.0 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 146.0°E

Area affected: 153861 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-May-16_to_2010-May-19_146.0_-21.5

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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: May 12 2010 to May 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 52150 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-May-12_to_2010-May-14_145.0_-28.0

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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: May 12 2010 to May 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.1 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 111191 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-May-12_to_2010-May-14_152.0_-31.0

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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: May 12 2010 to May 20 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.6 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 108.0°E

Area affected: 1607077 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-May-12_to_2010-May-20_108.0_-19.0

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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 11 2010 to May 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.2 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 140837 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-May-11_to_2010-May-14_139.5_-33.5

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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 11 2010 to April 16 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.6 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 139.5°E

Area affected: 908635 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-Apr-11_to_2010-Apr-16_139.5_-24.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 21 days

Time span: April 01 2010 to April 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 109.5°E

Area affected: 2016769 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-Apr-01_to_2010-Apr-21_109.5_-20.5

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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: March 24 2010 to April 05 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.0 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 135.5°E

Area affected: 695216 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-Mar-24_to_2010-Apr-05_135.5_-13.0

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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: March 21 2010 to March 28 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.1 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 60402 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-Mar-21_to_2010-Mar-28_147.0_-22.0

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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: March 10 2010 to March 18 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.5 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 315732 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-Mar-10_to_2010-Mar-18_129.0_-24.5