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: December 07 2022 to December 09 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.4 °C

Event center: -33.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 168540 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_2022-Dec-07_to_2022-Dec-09_148.0_-33.0

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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 06 2022 to December 10 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.3 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 153.5°E

Area affected: 462097 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_2022-Dec-06_to_2022-Dec-10_153.5_-32.5

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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: November 26 2022 to December 07 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.3 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 143.0°E

Area affected: 1555062 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_2022-Nov-26_to_2022-Dec-07_143.0_-16.0

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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: November 25 2022 to December 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.5 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 214268 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_2022-Nov-25_to_2022-Dec-03_133.5_-16.5

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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 22 2022 to November 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 113704 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_2022-Nov-22_to_2022-Nov-24_150.0_-25.0

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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: November 19 2022 to November 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: -35.5°S 148.5°E

Area affected: 805821 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_2022-Nov-19_to_2022-Nov-23_148.5_-35.5

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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: November 06 2022 to November 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.6 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 119.5°E

Area affected: 544971 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_2022-Nov-06_to_2022-Nov-13_119.5_-20.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 16 days

Time span: October 27 2022 to November 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.2 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 6051901 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_2022-Oct-27_to_2022-Nov-11_150.0_-25.0

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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: October 10 2022 to October 15 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.6 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 123.0°E

Area affected: 1500942 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_2022-Oct-10_to_2022-Oct-15_123.0_-25.0