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: October 26 2023 to October 28 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.2 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 171978 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-Oct-26_to_2023-Oct-28_133.0_-21.5

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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 26 2023 to October 29 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.0 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 155.5°E

Area affected: 382318 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-Oct-26_to_2023-Oct-29_155.5_-30.0

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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 25 2023 to October 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.7 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 251598 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-Oct-25_to_2023-Oct-27_135.0_-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: October 07 2023 to October 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.7 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 127.0°E

Area affected: 64493 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-Oct-07_to_2023-Oct-10_127.0_-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: September 10 2023 to September 13 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 0.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -3.2 °C

Event center: -58.0°S 151.0°E

Area affected: 163663 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-Sep-10_to_2023-Sep-13_151.0_-58.0

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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: September 08 2023 to September 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.1 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 110272 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-Sep-08_to_2023-Sep-10_149.5_-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: September 07 2023 to September 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: -34.0°S 134.5°E

Area affected: 204498 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-Sep-07_to_2023-Sep-09_134.5_-34.0

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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: September 06 2023 to September 08 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.7 °C

Event center: -34.5°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 102077 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-Sep-06_to_2023-Sep-08_128.5_-34.5

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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: August 30 2023 to September 04 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.8 °C

Event center: -12.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 57072 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-Aug-30_to_2023-Sep-04_142.0_-12.0