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 25 2022 to March 02 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.2 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 127.0°E

Area affected: 95183 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-Feb-25_to_2022-Mar-02_127.0_-14.0

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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: February 23 2022 to February 27 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.1 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 151.0°E

Area affected: 82161 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-Feb-23_to_2022-Feb-27_151.0_-27.5

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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 21 2022 to January 24 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.7 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 139.0°E

Area affected: 127943 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-Jan-21_to_2022-Jan-24_139.0_-27.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 27 days

Time span: January 21 2022 to February 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -11.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.6 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 135.5°E

Area affected: 4040926 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-Jan-21_to_2022-Feb-16_135.5_-20.0

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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 18 2022 to January 23 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.0 °C

Event center: -30.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 382794 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-Jan-18_to_2022-Jan-23_150.0_-30.5

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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 15 2022 to January 21 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.7 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 743457 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-Jan-15_to_2022-Jan-21_128.5_-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: January 12 2022 to January 16 2022

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.4 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 257548 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-Jan-12_to_2022-Jan-16_128.5_-15.0

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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: December 27 2021 to December 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.6 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 152.0°E

Area affected: 79483 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_2021-Dec-27_to_2021-Dec-30_152.0_-28.5

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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 26 2021 to December 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 197853 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_2021-Dec-26_to_2021-Dec-30_144.5_-18.0

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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 24 2021 to December 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.4 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 130.0°E

Area affected: 421180 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_2021-Dec-24_to_2021-Dec-28_130.0_-14.0