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: June 25 2012 to June 27 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: -4.1 °C

Event center: -42.0°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 60061 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_2012-Jun-25_to_2012-Jun-27_146.5_-42.0

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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: June 20 2012 to June 23 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.0 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 113.5°E

Area affected: 141563 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_2012-Jun-20_to_2012-Jun-23_113.5_-26.5

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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: June 06 2012 to June 12 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.7 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 137.5°E

Area affected: 1136508 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_2012-Jun-06_to_2012-Jun-12_137.5_-28.5

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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: June 04 2012 to June 11 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 16.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 14.9 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 154.0°E

Area affected: 57141 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_2012-Jun-04_to_2012-Jun-11_154.0_-27.5

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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: May 22 2012 to May 25 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 8.5 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 237835 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_2012-May-22_to_2012-May-25_129.0_-27.0

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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 15 2012 to May 19 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 16.1 °C

Event center: -11.5°S 130.5°E

Area affected: 655594 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_2012-May-15_to_2012-May-19_130.5_-11.5

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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: May 15 2012 to May 18 2012

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.9 °C

Event center: -20.0°S 130.0°E

Area affected: 107021 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_2012-May-15_to_2012-May-18_130.0_-20.0