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: 7 days

Time span: December 16 2010 to December 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.7 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 116.0°E

Area affected: 612538 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_2010-Dec-16_to_2010-Dec-22_116.0_-23.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 16 days

Time span: December 14 2010 to December 29 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.2 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 144.5°E

Area affected: 5040273 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_2010-Dec-14_to_2010-Dec-29_144.5_-23.5

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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: December 11 2010 to December 14 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.9 °C

Event center: -12.5°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 51118 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_2010-Dec-11_to_2010-Dec-14_131.0_-12.5

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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: December 10 2010 to December 16 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 25.4 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 150062 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_2010-Dec-10_to_2010-Dec-16_142.0_-14.0

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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 10 2010 to December 13 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 26.2 °C

Event center: -15.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 121907 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_2010-Dec-10_to_2010-Dec-13_135.0_-15.0

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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: November 16 2010 to November 21 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 27.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 23.1 °C

Event center: -14.0°S 142.0°E

Area affected: 148850 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_2010-Nov-16_to_2010-Nov-21_142.0_-14.0

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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: November 16 2010 to November 19 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.7 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 131.5°E

Area affected: 253576 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_2010-Nov-16_to_2010-Nov-19_131.5_-22.0

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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 14 2010 to December 04 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.9 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 4508957 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_2010-Nov-14_to_2010-Dec-04_146.5_-21.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 18 days

Time span: October 05 2010 to October 22 2010

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.3 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 126.5°E

Area affected: 7013500 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_2010-Oct-05_to_2010-Oct-22_126.5_-16.5