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: 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

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 12 days

Time span: December 14 2020 to December 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -7.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 23.0 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.8 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.0 °C

Event center: -22.5°S 134.0°E

Area affected: 2388358 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_2020-Dec-14_to_2020-Dec-25_134.0_-22.5

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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: December 11 2020 to December 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 12.3 °C

Event center: -27.5°S 152.5°E

Area affected: 62977 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_2020-Dec-11_to_2020-Dec-14_152.5_-27.5

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Event type: Cold spell

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

• Australia

Duration: 11 days

Time span: December 04 2020 to December 14 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 25.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 18.4 °C

Event center: -20.5°S 122.5°E

Area affected: 1151055 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_2020-Dec-04_to_2020-Dec-14_122.5_-20.5

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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: November 09 2020 to November 11 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 15.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.0 °C

Event center: -31.5°S 116.5°E

Area affected: 207986 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_2020-Nov-09_to_2020-Nov-11_116.5_-31.5

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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: October 25 2020 to October 29 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 26.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 24.5 °C

Event center: -17.0°S 136.0°E

Area affected: 82611 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_2020-Oct-25_to_2020-Oct-29_136.0_-17.0

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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: October 23 2020 to October 31 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -6.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.1 °C

Event center: -23.5°S 141.5°E

Area affected: 1894688 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_2020-Oct-23_to_2020-Oct-31_141.5_-23.5