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: January 24 2021 to January 30 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.5 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 124741 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-Jan-24_to_2021-Jan-30_128.5_-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: January 23 2021 to January 27 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.6 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 198394 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-Jan-23_to_2021-Jan-27_115.0_-26.5

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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: January 20 2021 to January 25 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -1.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -2.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.0 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 153.0°E

Area affected: 99869 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-Jan-20_to_2021-Jan-25_153.0_-23.0

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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: January 15 2021 to January 17 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.1 °C

Event center: -36.0°S 148.0°E

Area affected: 121171 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-Jan-15_to_2021-Jan-17_148.0_-36.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: January 11 2021 to January 20 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -14.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.6 °C

Event center: -33.5°S 131.0°E

Area affected: 2708493 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-Jan-11_to_2021-Jan-20_131.0_-33.5

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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: January 06 2021 to January 12 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 21.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 13.0 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 754834 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-Jan-06_to_2021-Jan-12_149.5_-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: January 04 2021 to January 07 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -7.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 21.4 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 132.5°E

Area affected: 87785 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-Jan-04_to_2021-Jan-07_132.5_-23.5

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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: January 04 2021 to January 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -8.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 19.4 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 120.5°E

Area affected: 200243 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-Jan-04_to_2021-Jan-06_120.5_-24.0

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 10 days

Time span: January 02 2021 to January 11 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.8 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 146.5°E

Area affected: 78577 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-Jan-02_to_2021-Jan-11_146.5_-20.5

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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: January 02 2021 to January 06 2021

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -9.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.5 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 993154 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-Jan-02_to_2021-Jan-06_125.5_-27.5