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: August 24 2021 to August 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 13.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.2 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 88890 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-Aug-24_to_2021-Aug-26_135.0_-22.5

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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: August 23 2021 to August 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 2.8 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 151.5°E

Area affected: 597048 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-Aug-23_to_2021-Aug-28_151.5_-29.5

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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: July 31 2021 to August 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.5 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 836358 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-Jul-31_to_2021-Aug-04_115.5_-27.0

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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 29 2021 to August 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 2.8 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 111.5°E

Area affected: 1557184 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-Jul-29_to_2021-Aug-01_111.5_-37.5

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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: July 03 2021 to July 10 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.5 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 143.0°E

Area affected: 527224 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-Jul-03_to_2021-Jul-10_143.0_-32.5

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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: July 03 2021 to July 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.3 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 401855 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-Jul-03_to_2021-Jul-07_126.0_-16.0

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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 03 2021 to July 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.0 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 343521 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-Jul-03_to_2021-Jul-06_133.0_-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: June 25 2021 to June 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.4 °C

Event center: -30.0°S 133.5°E

Area affected: 97949 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-Jun-25_to_2021-Jun-28_133.5_-30.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 14 days

Time span: June 15 2021 to June 28 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.2 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 114.0°E

Area affected: 3390683 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-Jun-15_to_2021-Jun-28_114.0_-26.0