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: 6 days

Time span: February 03 2013 to February 08 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.4 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 155.0°E

Area affected: 96105 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_2013-Feb-03_to_2013-Feb-08_155.0_-27.0

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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: February 01 2013 to February 04 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.1 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 84068 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_2013-Feb-01_to_2013-Feb-04_150.5_-31.0

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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: January 23 2013 to January 28 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.8 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 212324 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_2013-Jan-23_to_2013-Jan-28_150.0_-26.0

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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: January 23 2013 to January 30 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.9 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 116.5°E

Area affected: 70918 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_2013-Jan-23_to_2013-Jan-30_116.5_-23.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 7 days

Time span: January 18 2013 to January 24 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.5 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 185787 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_2013-Jan-18_to_2013-Jan-24_142.0_-15.5

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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: January 17 2013 to January 20 2013

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.5 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 125.0°E

Area affected: 56252 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_2013-Jan-17_to_2013-Jan-20_125.0_-16.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 03 2012 to December 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.3 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 248339 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_2012-Dec-03_to_2012-Dec-13_118.0_-23.0

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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: November 28 2012 to December 01 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.9 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 118.0°E

Area affected: 823374 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_2012-Nov-28_to_2012-Dec-01_118.0_-30.5

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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 04 2012 to November 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.3 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 118.5°E

Area affected: 67451 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_2012-Nov-04_to_2012-Nov-06_118.5_-29.5