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: February 04 2012 to February 06 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.2 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 118.5°E

Area affected: 98881 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-04_to_2012-Feb-06_118.5_-27.0

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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: February 03 2012 to February 05 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.6 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 117.5°E

Area affected: 242908 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-03_to_2012-Feb-05_117.5_-30.5

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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 31 2012 to February 03 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.2 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 144.0°E

Area affected: 429207 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-Jan-31_to_2012-Feb-03_144.0_-30.5

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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: January 25 2012 to January 30 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.3 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 122.0°E

Area affected: 420287 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-Jan-25_to_2012-Jan-30_122.0_-19.5

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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 24 2012 to January 27 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.4 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 147051 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-Jan-24_to_2012-Jan-27_142.5_-18.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: January 20 2012 to January 29 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.1 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 147.0°E

Area affected: 642388 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-Jan-20_to_2012-Jan-29_147.0_-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 10 2012 to January 17 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.2 °C

Event center: -29.0°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 700298 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-Jan-10_to_2012-Jan-17_149.5_-29.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 15 days

Time span: January 06 2012 to January 20 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.8 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 119.0°E

Area affected: 2525708 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-Jan-06_to_2012-Jan-20_119.0_-25.5

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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: December 29 2011 to January 02 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.6 °C

Event center: -25.0°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 95850 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_2011-Dec-29_to_2012-Jan-02_115.0_-25.0