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: April 16 2012 to April 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.9 °C

Event center: -13.5°S 137.5°E

Area affected: 63212 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-Apr-16_to_2012-Apr-19_137.5_-13.5

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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 10 2012 to April 15 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.6 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 134188 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-Apr-10_to_2012-Apr-15_145.5_-24.0

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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: April 10 2012 to April 13 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.6 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 106076 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-Apr-10_to_2012-Apr-13_148.0_-25.0

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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: April 09 2012 to April 16 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.2 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 1555238 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-Apr-09_to_2012-Apr-16_132.0_-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: April 09 2012 to April 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.1 °C

Event center: -36.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 365313 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-Apr-09_to_2012-Apr-12_150.0_-36.5

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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: March 21 2012 to March 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.0 °C

Event center: -35.5°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 213189 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-Mar-21_to_2012-Mar-25_147.5_-35.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 33 days

Time span: March 13 2012 to April 14 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.5 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 1515090 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-Mar-13_to_2012-Apr-14_142.0_-18.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 14 days

Time span: February 27 2012 to March 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.9 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 3094077 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-Feb-27_to_2012-Mar-11_129.0_-26.0