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: 8 days

Time span: February 12 2026 to February 19 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.2 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 127.0°E

Area affected: 309577 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_2026-Feb-12_to_2026-Feb-19_127.0_-22.0

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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 08 2026 to February 13 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: -29.0°S 117.0°E

Area affected: 616165 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_2026-Feb-08_to_2026-Feb-13_117.0_-29.0

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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 05 2026 to February 10 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: -21.5°S 127.0°E

Area affected: 103055 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_2026-Feb-05_to_2026-Feb-10_127.0_-21.5

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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 03 2026 to February 05 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 26.4 °C

Event center: -13.0°S 141.0°E

Area affected: 72148 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_2026-Feb-03_to_2026-Feb-05_141.0_-13.0

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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 02 2026 to February 06 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.3 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 160.5°E

Area affected: 128412 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_2026-Feb-02_to_2026-Feb-06_160.5_-32.5

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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: January 28 2026 to February 04 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.7 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 135.0°E

Area affected: 509797 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_2026-Jan-28_to_2026-Feb-04_135.0_-17.0

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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: January 23 2026 to January 30 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.6 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 160284 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_2026-Jan-23_to_2026-Jan-30_115.0_-28.0

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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: January 23 2026 to January 28 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.9 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 142.5°E

Area affected: 108854 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_2026-Jan-23_to_2026-Jan-28_142.5_-17.0

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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: January 21 2026 to January 25 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.8 °C

Event center: -55.0°S 157.5°E

Area affected: 129792 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_2026-Jan-21_to_2026-Jan-25_157.5_-55.0

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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: December 28 2025 to January 01 2026

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.3 °C

Event center: -29.5°S 122.5°E

Area affected: 222531 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_2025-Dec-28_to_2026-Jan-01_122.5_-29.5