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: June 09 2021 to June 13 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.7 °C

Event center: -26.0°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 1519904 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-09_to_2021-Jun-13_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: 6 days

Time span: May 30 2021 to June 04 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.5 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 372089 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-May-30_to_2021-Jun-04_115.0_-21.5

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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: May 27 2021 to June 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.2 °C

Event center: -38.5°S 158.0°E

Area affected: 1550807 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-May-27_to_2021-Jun-01_158.0_-38.5

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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: May 14 2021 to May 18 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.5 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 151498 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-May-14_to_2021-May-18_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: 5 days

Time span: May 13 2021 to May 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 0.1 °C

Event center: -51.0°S 154.5°E

Area affected: 1012019 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-May-13_to_2021-May-17_154.5_-51.0

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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: May 13 2021 to May 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 9.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: -1.1 °C

Event center: -35.0°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 912661 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-May-13_to_2021-May-21_149.5_-35.0

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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: April 28 2021 to April 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.7 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 61412 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-Apr-28_to_2021-Apr-30_146.5_-18.5

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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: April 27 2021 to May 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.7 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 143.5°E

Area affected: 71344 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-Apr-27_to_2021-May-03_143.5_-16.5

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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: April 22 2021 to April 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 2.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: -5.2 °C

Event center: -54.5°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 1446988 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-Apr-22_to_2021-Apr-26_149.5_-54.5

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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: April 22 2021 to April 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.2 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 147.5°E

Area affected: 66634 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-Apr-22_to_2021-Apr-24_147.5_-20.0