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: 5 days

Time span: March 01 2011 to March 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.8 °C

Event center: -36.0°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 320133 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-Mar-01_to_2011-Mar-05_146.5_-36.0

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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: February 28 2011 to March 05 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.2 °C

Event center: -24.5°S 119.5°E

Area affected: 605593 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-Feb-28_to_2011-Mar-05_119.5_-24.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: February 24 2011 to March 06 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -3.2 °C

Event center: -59.0°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 5731561 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-Feb-24_to_2011-Mar-06_129.0_-59.0

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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: February 23 2011 to March 03 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.6 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 139.0°E

Area affected: 781575 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-Feb-23_to_2011-Mar-03_139.0_-17.0

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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: February 22 2011 to February 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 88211 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-Feb-22_to_2011-Feb-25_152.5_-26.0

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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 21 2011 to February 25 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.4 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 116.0°E

Area affected: 74418 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-Feb-21_to_2011-Feb-25_116.0_-22.0

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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 21 2011 to February 23 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.9 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 121.5°E

Area affected: 143873 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-Feb-21_to_2011-Feb-23_121.5_-29.5

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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 20 2011 to February 22 2011

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 132.0°E

Area affected: 71380 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-Feb-20_to_2011-Feb-22_132.0_-26.5