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: 14 days

Time span: April 13 2021 to April 26 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.1 °C

Event center: -28.5°S 150.5°E

Area affected: 2913411 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-13_to_2021-Apr-26_150.5_-28.5

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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: April 12 2021 to April 15 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.5 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 115.5°E

Area affected: 90918 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-12_to_2021-Apr-15_115.5_-28.0

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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: April 11 2021 to April 15 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 6.5 °C

Event center: -25.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 407194 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-11_to_2021-Apr-15_150.0_-25.5

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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 10 2021 to April 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.3 °C

Event center: -36.0°S 148.5°E

Area affected: 125416 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-10_to_2021-Apr-12_148.5_-36.0

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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: March 18 2021 to March 21 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.4 °C

Event center: -16.0°S 136.5°E

Area affected: 53576 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-Mar-18_to_2021-Mar-21_136.5_-16.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: March 12 2021 to March 24 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -13.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.7 °C

Event center: -19.5°S 125.0°E

Area affected: 4059997 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-Mar-12_to_2021-Mar-24_125.0_-19.5

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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: March 12 2021 to March 14 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.6 °C

Event center: -32.5°S 118.5°E

Area affected: 116692 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-Mar-12_to_2021-Mar-14_118.5_-32.5

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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: March 01 2021 to March 03 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.6 °C

Event center: -38.5°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 147700 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-Mar-01_to_2021-Mar-03_133.0_-38.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 13 days

Time span: February 26 2021 to March 10 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.5 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 301258 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-Feb-26_to_2021-Mar-10_115.0_-23.0

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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: February 26 2021 to March 01 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.2 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 81693 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-Feb-26_to_2021-Mar-01_145.5_-18.5