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: August 23 2022 to August 28 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.7 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 128.0°E

Area affected: 1998007 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-Aug-23_to_2022-Aug-28_128.0_-16.5

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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: August 13 2022 to August 17 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.7 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 74810 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-Aug-13_to_2022-Aug-17_143.5_-22.5

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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: August 10 2022 to August 13 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.1 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 339606 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-Aug-10_to_2022-Aug-13_126.5_-23.0

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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: August 09 2022 to August 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.7 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 114.0°E

Area affected: 110843 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-Aug-09_to_2022-Aug-11_114.0_-22.0

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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: July 18 2022 to July 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.8 °C

Event center: -38.0°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 56368 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-Jul-18_to_2022-Jul-21_145.0_-38.0

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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: June 30 2022 to July 03 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.5 °C

Event center: -37.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 91114 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-Jun-30_to_2022-Jul-03_135.0_-37.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 22 days

Time span: June 28 2022 to July 19 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.4 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 130.0°E

Area affected: 6062895 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-Jun-28_to_2022-Jul-19_130.0_-13.0

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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: June 09 2022 to June 11 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.0 °C

Event center: -29.0°S 132.5°E

Area affected: 59654 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-Jun-09_to_2022-Jun-11_132.5_-29.0