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: August 02 2023 to August 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.7 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 151784 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-02_to_2023-Aug-05_115.5_-33.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: July 25 2023 to August 05 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.0 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 104.0°E

Area affected: 2343338 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-Jul-25_to_2023-Aug-05_104.0_-18.0

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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: July 22 2023 to July 24 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 134.5°E

Area affected: 69389 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-Jul-22_to_2023-Jul-24_134.5_-19.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 24 days

Time span: June 16 2023 to July 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.2 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 8029075 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-Jun-16_to_2023-Jul-09_115.0_-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: May 27 2023 to May 30 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.0 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 50537 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-May-27_to_2023-May-30_142.5_-15.5

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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 26 2023 to May 28 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.0 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 71482 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-May-26_to_2023-May-28_129.0_-27.5

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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 25 2023 to May 27 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.1 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 176962 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-May-25_to_2023-May-27_118.0_-31.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 25 days

Time span: May 16 2023 to June 09 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.8 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 123.5°E

Area affected: 6789697 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-May-16_to_2023-Jun-09_123.5_-17.0

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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 07 2023 to May 10 2023

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.2 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 59651 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-May-07_to_2023-May-10_150.5_-22.5