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: 5 days

Time span: September 21 2025 to September 25 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 24.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 22.2 °C

Event center: -18.0°S 129.0°E

Area affected: 184640 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_2025-Sep-21_to_2025-Sep-25_129.0_-18.0

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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: September 10 2025 to September 15 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.7 °C
• Mean temperature: 17.8 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -10.9 °C
• Minimum temperature: 11.8 °C

Event center: -18.5°S 133.0°E

Area affected: 873596 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_2025-Sep-10_to_2025-Sep-15_133.0_-18.5

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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: September 09 2025 to September 12 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.9 °C
• Mean temperature: 18.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 15.6 °C

Event center: -23.0°S 126.0°E

Area affected: 145039 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_2025-Sep-09_to_2025-Sep-12_126.0_-23.0

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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: September 06 2025 to September 11 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.3 °C
• Mean temperature: 12.3 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.3 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.8 °C

Event center: -26.5°S 115.0°E

Area affected: 413806 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_2025-Sep-06_to_2025-Sep-11_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: 5 days

Time span: September 05 2025 to September 09 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -2.0 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.7 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.0 °C
• Minimum temperature: 7.2 °C

Event center: -28.0°S 112.5°E

Area affected: 163219 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_2025-Sep-05_to_2025-Sep-09_112.5_-28.0

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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: September 02 2025 to September 05 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.5 °C
• Mean temperature: 22.6 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 20.3 °C

Event center: -16.5°S 128.5°E

Area affected: 71475 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_2025-Sep-02_to_2025-Sep-05_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: 13 days

Time span: August 23 2025 to September 04 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.2 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -8.5 °C
• Minimum temperature: 4.6 °C

Event center: -24.0°S 117.5°E

Area affected: 3519085 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_2025-Aug-23_to_2025-Sep-04_117.5_-24.0

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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: August 18 2025 to August 22 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -3.4 °C
• Mean temperature: 20.5 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -5.1 °C
• Minimum temperature: 17.3 °C

Event center: -15.5°S 125.5°E

Area affected: 133949 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_2025-Aug-18_to_2025-Aug-22_125.5_-15.5

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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 17 2025 to August 20 2025

Statistics over entire affected area:

• Mean temperature anomaly: -4.8 °C
• Mean temperature: 14.1 °C
• Minimum temperature anomaly: -6.6 °C
• Minimum temperature: 10.8 °C

Event center: -22.0°S 140.5°E

Area affected: 296766 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_2025-Aug-17_to_2025-Aug-20_140.5_-22.0