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: 21 days

Time span: November 08 2011 to November 28 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.3 °C

Event center: -19.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 3645202 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-Nov-08_to_2011-Nov-28_126.0_-19.0

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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 02 2011 to November 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.6 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 244147 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-Nov-02_to_2011-Nov-06_135.0_-17.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 19 days

Time span: October 22 2011 to November 09 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.3 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 1547260 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-Oct-22_to_2011-Nov-09_126.5_-16.0

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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 17 2011 to October 22 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.2 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 522827 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-Oct-17_to_2011-Oct-22_145.0_-19.5

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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: October 15 2011 to October 21 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.9 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 50321 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-Oct-15_to_2011-Oct-21_135.0_-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: September 28 2011 to October 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.1 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 2790677 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-Sep-28_to_2011-Oct-06_154.0_-28.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 19 days

Time span: September 06 2011 to September 24 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 2.9 °C

Event center: -17.5°S 124.5°E

Area affected: 6704694 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-Sep-06_to_2011-Sep-24_124.5_-17.5

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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 23 2011 to August 27 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.2 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 101391 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-Aug-23_to_2011-Aug-27_125.5_-16.0