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: 4 days

Time span: August 22 2020 to August 25 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 11.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 9.2 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 150.0°E

Area affected: 69003 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-Aug-22_to_2020-Aug-25_150.0_-37.5

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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: August 22 2020 to August 27 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.4 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 1.2 °C

Event center: -31.0°S 149.5°E

Area affected: 471742 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-Aug-22_to_2020-Aug-27_149.5_-31.0

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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: August 06 2020 to August 09 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.8 °C

Event center: -27.0°S 134.5°E

Area affected: 158622 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-Aug-06_to_2020-Aug-09_134.5_-27.0

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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: August 04 2020 to August 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.2 °C
• Mean temperature: 3.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -4.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: -0.0 °C

Event center: -37.5°S 145.5°E

Area affected: 51870 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-Aug-04_to_2020-Aug-06_145.5_-37.5

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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: August 03 2020 to August 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 8.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -3.7 °C
• Minimum temperature: 5.9 °C

Event center: -40.5°S 145.0°E

Area affected: 61579 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-Aug-03_to_2020-Aug-06_145.0_-40.5

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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: August 03 2020 to August 08 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 10.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 3.9 °C

Event center: -34.5°S 138.0°E

Area affected: 55577 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-Aug-03_to_2020-Aug-08_138.0_-34.5

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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: August 01 2020 to August 05 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.6 °C
• Mean temperature: 6.9 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.2 °C
• Minimum temperature: 2.2 °C

Event center: -45.0°S 141.5°E

Area affected: 1663606 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-Aug-01_to_2020-Aug-05_141.5_-45.0

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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: June 04 2020 to June 06 2020

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 19.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.4 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.1 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 124.5°E

Area affected: 55950 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-Jun-04_to_2020-Jun-06_124.5_-18.0